KW2351 - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Original data sheet description:

THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 1.6 KM (1.00 MI) NORTH OF LEWISTOWN, 0.7 KM (0.45 MI) NORTHWEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 522, 0.1 KM (0.05 MI) EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 322, IN THE EAST END OF THE SOUTHEAST ABUTMENT OF A RAILROAD BRIDGE SPANNING THE KISHACOQUILLAS CREEK. OWNERSHIP--PENN CENTRAL RAILROAD. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 322 AND ELECTRIC AVENUE IN NORTH LEWISTOWN, GO NORTHEAST ON VALLEY STREET FOR 0.1 KM (0.05 MI) TO A PAVED ROAD ON THE RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTHERLY ON STATE ROAD 2005 FOR 0.3 KM (0.20 MI) TO A T-JUNCTION, JUST AFTER CROSSING A RAILROAD. TURN LEFT AND GO NORTH ON THE PAVED ROAD FOR 0.1 KM (0.05 MI) TO THE STATION ON THE LEFT IN THE EAST END OF THE SOUTHEAST ABUTMENT OF A RAILROAD BRIDGE. THE STATION IS A STANDARD CGS DISK SET IN A CONCRETE ABUTMENT THAT PROJECTS 20 CM ABOVE THE GROUND. LOCATED 60.7 M (199.1 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE CROSSING, 19.0 M (62.3 FT) WEST OF THE CENTER OF THE PAVED ROAD, 1.4 M (4.6 FT) EAST OF THE NEAR RAIL, AND 0.75 M (2.5 FT)SOUTH OF THE SOUTH END OF A STEEL BRIDGE RAIL.

Stamped: R 151

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: R 151 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Mifflin Special category (optional): Not listed Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed NGS PID: Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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