Clarks Knob AZ Mark - Franklin County, PA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Disk is .17 mi NNE of the location of the main station & about 60' NW of the centerline of the road. Disk is 12' SE of 8-inch tree, 10' S of 7-inch tree, 2'3" W of 3-inch tree, & 5'6" NW of 8-inch tree.

To reach from Upper Strasburg RD - at the top of the mountain, turn left (S) onto Bear Valley RD (gravel) and follow for .5 mile to Broad Mountain RD, then turn left (E) and follow up the mountain for 1.4 miles to a reverse-Y. Turn left (NE) onto road leading to communications towers. Mark is loctated past the frist set of towers on the left

Note - the mark is set in a square concrete monument projecting 4" and not in a boulder as described in 1942.

Description from NGS datasheet for triangulation station CLARKS KNOB is listed below:

AZIMUTH MARK IS ABOUT 0.2 MILE N OF STATION AT THE CIRCULAR TURN IN THE ROAD, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF THE MOUNTAIN, AND SET FLUSH IN A LARGE BOULDER THAT PROJECTS ABOUT 3 INCHES. MARK IS STAMPED CLARKS KNOB 1942.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: CLARKS KNOB - 1942 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: AZIMUTH MARK Disk County: Franklin County, PA USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Fannettsburg - PA Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: KW2889 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed

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