Freedom Azimuth (KX0392)- East Freedom, Pennsylvania
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ted28285
N 40° 21.563 W 078° 25.788
17T E 718248 N 4470817
Azimuth mark for "Freedom" Traverse Station mounted to a concrete post 3" above grade 1.2 miles SW.
Waymark Code: WM16HRN
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Located between the Freedom Township municipal facility and the Everett Railroad tracks, which parallel US Bus 22.

"DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 2.3 MI S FROM NEWRY. 2.3 MILES SOUTH ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 220 FROM THE POST OFFICE IN NEWRY, 90 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF HIGHWAY, 38 FEET EAST OF THE EAST RAIL OF RAILROAD TRACK, 2.2 FEET NORTHWEST OF POWER LINE POLE NO. 3-32417, 1.8 FEET NORTH-NORTHWEST OF A METAL WITNESS SIGN, SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 3-INCHES AND IS ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE HIGHWAY."

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Freedom 1966

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: AZIMUTH MARK Disk

County: Blair County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Roaring Spring (2019)

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: KX0392

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

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Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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