UCGS R-62 Elevation Mark (Jamestown)
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Algoma!
N 41° 29.050 W 080° 26.550
17T E 546541 N 4592656
On the retired RR bridge over the Shenango River.
Waymark Code: WM3GC7
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/02/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member seventhings
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DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1935 AT JAMESTOWN. AT JAMESTOWN, ON THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD, AT STATION 1886+10, AT 140-FOOT STEEL-GIRDER BRIDGE 88, IN THE TOP OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE WEST ABUTMENT, 5 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH RAIL, AND ABOUT 7 FEET LOWER THAN THE TRACK. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED R 62 1935.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: R-62 1935

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: MERCER

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

NGS PID: MB0285

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Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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