E 56 (LY1343)

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State: PA
County: Lackawanna
Quad: Olyphant
Location: N 41° 28.524' W075° 34.516'
Elevation: 821.77 ft.
Designation: E 56 1934
Setting: Concrete Bridge Seat
Type: Bench Mark Disk
Year: 1934
Established By: NGS
Recovered: 05 May 2006

This benchmark is the closest by far to my house (0.1 mi), and yet it's taken me two years to log it! (I even use it frequently to calibrate the altimeter in my GPSr.) Rich and I originally found this mark right around the time I moved to Jessup, but just never had the opportunity to log it properly. On this beautiful Spring evening I decided to try out his new camera, and I took a walk down to the bridge. The mark is in good condition and is set solidly in the bridge seat. There are some obvious mistakes in the description which I've clarified in my NGS report.

A report on the condition of this mark has been submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:

Recovered in good condition. Contrary to the description, the mark is set in the south end of the west bridge seat. The bridge is located near the intersection of Delaware Street and Constitution Avenue (formerly Moosic Street) in Jessup.

Handheld GPS WAAS-corrected coordinates for the station are 41 28 31.44(N) 075 34 30.96(W).

Zhanna

NGS Official Description, 1942 (see datasheet for recent updates) :

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 AT JESSUP-PECKVILLE. AT JESSUP-PECKVILLE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY, 500 FEET SOUTH OF THE DELAWARE AND HUDSON RAILROAD STATION, AT THE CORNER OF MOOSIC AND DELAWARE STREETS, AT BRIDGE 67/23 OVER MOOSIC STREET, AND IN THE NORTH END OF THE EAST BRIDGE SEAT. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED E 56 1934.