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ANDALUSIA 2 (KV5734) - Bucks County, PA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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ANDALUSIA 2 (KV5734) - Bucks County, PA
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Ernmark
N 40° 03.694 W 074° 57.334
18T E 503789 N 4434591
Triangulation station located on the NW bank of the Delaware River.
Waymark Code:
WMH5NK
Location:
Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted:
05/26/2013
Published By:
NW_history_buff
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This disk is located E of the Andalusia Mansion & W of the Delaware River Access Area. Details from the current NGS datasheet are as follows:
1/1/1935 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1935 (EBR)
STATION IS AT ANDALUSIA, SW CORNER DREXEL ESTATE, 41.45 METERS W OF A 90 DEG BEND IN THE CONCRETE RIVER WALL (A CONCRETE-LINED SLUICEWAY MEETS WALL AT THIS BEND), 5.97 METERS W OF A 3-FOOT TREE, 0.85 METER N OF INSIDE FACE OF RIVER WALL, 0.83 METER E OF INSIDE FACE OF STONE WALL ON W PROPERTY LINE.
SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND MARKS ARE STANDARD BRONZE DISKS SET IN CONCRETE AS DESCRIBED IN NOTES 1A AND 7A.
REFERENCE MARKS NO. 1 AND 2 ARE STANDARD TABLETS ON THE TOP OF THE RIVER WALL AND SLUICEWAY WALL RESPECTIVELY.
MAIN SCHEME STATION.
HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK - 1.5 METERS.
1/1/1947 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1947 (RJS)
STATION RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE 1935 DESCRIPTION IS ADEQUATE EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING CHANGES-
1. CHANGE SW CORNER OF DREXEL ESTATE TO IMMEDIATELY E OF THE CHARLES BIDDLE MANSION (GREEK ARCHITECTURE) AND SW OF PEN RYN SCHOOL.
2. DELETE ON W PROPERTY LINE.
1/13/2007 BY GEOCACHING (EK)
STATION CAN BE REACHED FROM THE PARKING AREA AT THE DELAWARE RIVER ACCESS AREA BY PROCEEDING ABOUT 0.3 MILE SOUTHWEST ALONG A PATH FOLLOWING THE RIVER WALL.
REFERENCE MARKS WERE NOT RECOVERED - AREAS OF THE RIVER WALL AND SLUICEWAY WERE COVERED BY DEBRIS LEFT BEHIND BY HIGH WATER.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
ANDALUSIA 2
Benchmark Agency:
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type:
TRIANGULATION STATION Disk
County:
Bucks County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Beverly
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):
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NGS PID:
KV5734
Local database's URL (optional):
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Benchmark Agency (if other):
Not listed
Monumentation type (if other):
Not listed
Special Category (if other):
Not listed
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