DL1910(TIONESTA) - Tionesta Twp Forest County PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member shorbird
N 41° 28.400 W 079° 26.595
17T E 629985 N 4592473
This is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey station in Tionesta Township, Forest County.
Waymark Code: WMH6GN
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
Views: 5

THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 12.0 MI NORTH-NORTHWEST OF LUCINDA,
10.1 MI WEST-SOUTHWEST OF KELLETTVILLE AND 8.3 MI NORTH OF FRYBURG.
OWNERSHIP--UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
TO REACH FROM THE INTERSECTION OF UNITED STATES ROUTE 62 AND
PENNSYLVANIA STATE ROUTE 36 IN TIONESTA, PENNSYLVANIA, GO SOUTH ON
HIGHWAY 36 FOR ABOUT 1.37 MI TO THE ENTRANCE DRIVE TO THE TIONESTA
LAKE DAM. TURN LEFT ONTO THE ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PROCEED ACROSS THE
DAM FOR 0.3 MI TO THE ROUNDABOUT. TURN LEFT AND GO DOWN TO THE
LARGE LOWER PARKING AREA BY THE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL BUILDING.
PROCEED SOUTHWEST OF BUILDING INTO AN OPEN GRASS FIELD FOR ABOUT
280 FT TO THE STATION IN THE CENTER OF THE FIELD.
THE STATION IS A STAINLESS STEEL PIN STAMPED ---USED--- SET IN THE
TOP CENTER OF A CONCRETE MONUMENT. IT PROJECTS ABOUT 6 INCHES. THE
STATION IS ON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: USED

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Monumentation type: Bolt

County: Forest

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Tionesta

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: DL1910

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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