PTS 1 Y
State/County/Quad: PA/Wayne/HawleyLocation: N 41° 28.564' W 075° 10.329'
Elevation: 896.021 ft.
Designation: PTS 1 Y 1925 RESET 1945
Setting: Bridge Abutment
Type: Primary Traverse Station
Year: 1925, reset 1945
Recovered: 7 February 2005
My official report to USGS
PTS 1 Y is situated as described (the steel bridge has been replaced, but the old abutments remain), so it made for an easy find. It's on the southeast corner of the east abutment of the Church Street bridge over the Lackawaxen River. Rich and I located it after finding Cat-in-the-hat's Lackawaxen in Hawley - 1.1 cache in the park across the street. The disk has been painted over at least twice but the stamping is still legible. The mark is just a few yards west of a USGS gaging station.
USGS Official Description, 1963:
Hawley; near E. end of town; in SE. guardwall of E. abutment of steel hwy. bridge over Lackawaxen River; standard tablet stamped "PRIM TRAV STA NO 1 Y 1925 RESET 1945". Elev. 896.021 ft.
| Plane Coordinates (feet) | Latitude | Longitude | ||
| X = 2,706,138 | Y = 487,613 | 41 28 34.18 | -75 10 22.03 | |
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...The disk has been painted over several times, but it is in good condition. |
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 An eye-level view of the disk on the bridge abutment. ... |
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 The location of the disk, on the bridge adjacent to a USGS gaging station, is indicated. ... |
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