Jamestown 1957 - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

1/1/1937 by PAGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY PENNSYLVANIA GEODETIC SURVEY 1937 TO REACH STATION FROM JAMESTOWN, GO SE ON STATE ROUTE 58 ONE MILE, TURN LEFT, UP HILL, (HIGHWAY AT THIS POINT MAKES SHARP BEND TO THE S), GO 0.4 MILE AND TURN RIGHT, E, ON COUNTY LINE ROAD, GO 0.8 MILE TO STATION WHICH IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF LANE, 1 FOOT S OF N RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE. OPEN FIELD TO THE N AT THIS POINT. SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND MARKS ARE PA. COORDINATE SYSTEM STANDARD BRONZE DISKS SET IN SQUARE BLOCKS OF CONCRETE. REFERENCE MARKS NO. 1 AND NO. 2, AND AZIMUTH MARK ARE PA. COORDINATE SYSTEM STANDARD BRONZE DISKS IN BOULDER. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS E OF STATION IN FENCE LINE. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS NW OF STATION IN FENCE LINE, AT EDGE OF WOODS. AZIMUTH MARK IS N ACROSS FIELD NEAR E CORNER OF FENCES, AT EDGE OF WOODS, 3 FEET S OF E-W FENCE LINE AND 10 FEET W OF N-S FENCE LINE. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK - 26.5 METERS.
1/1/1960 by CGS (SEE DESCRIPTION)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1960 (JCE) THE STATION AND ALL MARKS WERE RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE DISTANCE WAS MEASURED FROM THE STATION TO R.M. 1 AND WAS FOUND TO CHECK. THE DISTANCE TO R.M. 2 WAS FOUND TO BE 268.34 FEET INSTEAD OF 266.50 FEET. THE PROPERTY IS NOW OWNED BY MR. R.J. FULMER. A COMPLETE NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS- STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 1.8 MILES EAST OF JAMESTOWN, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MERCER-CRAWFORD COUNTY LINE ROAD, AND ON THE SOUTH EDGE OF A LARGE FIELD. IT IS 0.2 MILE WEST OF A NORTH-SOUTH GRAVEL ROAD, 170 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE FIELD, 64 EAST OF A 30 INCH TWIN MAPLE TREE STANDING IN THE FENCE LINE, 20 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 0.5 FOOT SOUTH OF THE FENCE, AND 2.5 FEET EAST OF A U.S.C. AND G.S. WITNESS SIGN. THE MARK IS A PENNA. COORDINATE SYSTEM DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A SQUARE BLOCK OF CONCRETE PROJECTING 5 INCHES, STAMPED JAMESTOWN 1937. (NOTES 1A, 7A) REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS EAST OF THE STATION, AND IN THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE LINE. IT IS 20 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, AND 5.5 FEET NORTHWEST OF A 14 INCH MAPLE TREE. THE MARK IS A PENNA. COORDINATE SYSTEM DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE TOP OF A 9 BY 14 INCH SANDSTONE BOULDER, STAMPED JAMESTOWN NO 1 1937. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS NORTHWEST OF THE STATION, IN THE WEST FENCE LINE AT EDGE OF WOODS, AND IS 223 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD. THE MARK IS A PENNA. COORDINATE SYSTEM DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE TOP OF A 6 BY 8 INCH BOULDER, STAMPED JAMESTOWN NO 2 1937. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS NORTH OF, AND ACROSS THE LARGE FIELD FROM THE STATION, AND ON THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE WOODS. IT IS 10 FEET WEST OF THE NORTH-SOUTH FENCE LINE, AND 3 FEET SOUTH OF THE EAST-WEST FENCE LINE. THE MARK IS A PENNA. COORDINATE SYSTEM DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE TOP OF A 20 BY 24 INCH IRREGULAR SHAPED BOULDER PROJECTING 7 INCHES, STAMPED JAMESTOWN 1937. TO REACH FROM THE SHENANGO RIVER BRIDGE IN JAMESTOWN, GO EAST ON STATE HIGHWAY 58 FOR 1.3 MILES TO A POINT WHERE THE HIGHWAY TURNS SHARP TO THE SOUTHEAST, TURN LEFT UP HILL AND GO NORTH FOR 0.4 MILES TO THE MERCER-CRAWFORD COUNTY LINE ROAD, TURN RIGHT AND GO EAST FOR 0.8 MILE TO STATION ON LEFT AS DESCRIBED.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: JAMESTOWN 1957 Benchmark Agency: Not listed Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk County: Crawford / Mercer Find type: Searched @ "BM" on a topographic map Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: MB1968 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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