
TTS 88 E (MA0114) - Smethport, PA
N 41° 48.577 W 078° 26.869
17T E 712002 N 4631787
A benchmark disk in the town of Smethport, PA
Waymark Code: WM1BZ1Y
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2025
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This U.S. Geological Survey Benchmark disk is located in the lawn of the McKean County Courthouse, very near the intersection of West Main and Church Streets, in Smethport, Pennsylvania. The disk is embedded into a concrete base with an orange witness post next to it. The disk is not in good condition. Portions of the disk are chipped off and the inscriptions on the bottom half are illegible.
The description on the NGS data sheet from 1968 says:
AT SMETHPORT, MC KEAN COUNTY, IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE COURTHOUSE GROUNDS, 24 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF CHURCH STREET, 24 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE MAIN STREET (U.S. HIGHWAY 6), AND 3 FEET HIGHER THAN THE FINISHED GRADE. A UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STANDARD DISK, STAMPED TT 88 E 1931 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST.
Condition: Mark found in poor condition
 Designation: TT 88 E 1931
 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey
 Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
 County: McKean
 USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): SMETHPORT
 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): [Web Link]
 NGS PID: MA0114
 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
 Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
 Special category (optional): Not listed
 Special Category (if other): Not listed
 Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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