B 281 (LY1594)
State: PA
County: Lackawanna
Quad: Olyphant
Location: N 41° 23.696' W075° 34.920'
Elevation: 1201.27 ft.
Designation: B 281 1961
Setting: Concrete Bridge Abutment
Type: Bench Mark Disk
Year: 1961
Established By: NGS
Recovered: 12 May 2006
After a meal of delicious pizza at Cara Mia in Dunmore, Aaron and I decided to park at his grandmother's house near Silver Lake and walk down to the tracks to investigate the old trestle over the DL&W tracks (now used for Steamtown excursion trains to Moscow). To my surprise, as we walked beneath the trestle, I happened to spot a benchmark disk set into the east abutment. I knew of its existence because Rich and I had planned to search for it on a ride at some point, but I hadn't realized it was on the trestle Aaron had told me about so many times. The disk is in good condition. I'm holding off on submitting an official NGS recovery until I can revisit the mark with my external GPS antenna. I had some trouble with satellite reception tonight and don't trust my readings.
Zhanna
NGS Official Description, 1961 (see datasheet for recent updates) :
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1961 3.4 MI S FROM DUNMORE. 1.7 MILE SOUTH EAST ALONG U.S. HWY 611 FROM THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN DUNMORE TO A BLACKTOP ROAD SOUTH THENCE 1.15 MILE SOUTH ALONG BLACKTOP ROAD THENCE 0.6 MILE SOUTH ALONG DELAWARE LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN RAILROAD TO WHERE DL AND W RAILROAD GOES UNDER ERIE RAILROAD, SET VERTICAL IN EAST ABUTMENT FOR OVERPASS, 1 FOOT SOUTH OF THE NORTH END, 33 FEET NORTH OF NORTH EAST RAIL OF DOUBLE TRACK, ABOUT 12 FEET ABOVE THE TRACKS, STANDARD BENCH MARK DISK DRILLED IN VERTICAL, STAMPED B 281 1961.
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...LY1594, Lackawanna County, PAN 41° 23.696' W 075° 34.920' |
...Eyelevel view of the disk. |
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...The mark is set vertically into the stone abutment. |
...Looking SE along the tracks, mark indicated. |
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