Saint Leo Church Spire - Philadelphia, PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
N 40° 01.298 W 075° 02.670
18T E 496202 N 4430159
This Station is the stone cross at the top of the spire of the St. Leo's catholic church. The church is located at the NW corner of Keystone & Unruh Street facing Keystone Street in N.E. Philadelphia.
Waymark Code: WM89Z8
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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The church was erected in 1884 and the first mention of this as a benchmark was in 1933. The church is a light stone building with a large arched window above the front entrance. The front wall of the building is built up to a point appearing like a belfry from the front or rear. This "belfry" however is two-dimensional and is not at all a three-dimensional belfry. The spire is completely flat. The entire structure include=ing the cross is of stone.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: -bank-

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Church Spire

County: Philadelphia

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Newark

Special category (optional): Not listed

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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

NGS PID: KV3672

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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