854 5530 Tidal 25 - Philadelphia, PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
N 39° 57.135 W 075° 08.698
18S E 487617 N 4422467
This benchmark can be found along Arch ST., at the northeast corner of the intersection of third street, set on top of the east end of the step at the main (south) entrance to what was once the Girard Trust Bank Building.
Waymark Code: WM479B
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member seventhings
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In 1979 the Girard Trust Bank Building changed to the Merchant Seamen Center. Today the building is called F.U.E.L. or Fostering Undergraduate Exposure on Location. It is basically an art studio. One door down is the Betsy Ross House which is how I accidentally discovered this disk. The benchmark has been here since 1922, 86 years!


Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 25/1922

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): US Coast and Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Philadelphia County

Special category (optional): Not listed

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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NGS PID: JU0725

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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