R 17

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State: VA
County: Page
Quad: Thornton Gap
Location: N 38° 39.001' W078° 19.055'
Elevation: 3514 ft.
Designation: R 17 1928
Setting: Rock outcrop
Type: Bench Mark Disk
Year: 1928
Established By: USGS
Recovered: 30 September 2006

USGS Official Description, 1928:

Official description from USGS unavailable; see mention in NGS datasheet for HW3268.

USGS Bench Mark Disk R 17

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USGS Bench Mark Disk R 17

N 38° 39.001' W078° 19.055'

The disk has been scribbled on but otherwise looks to be in great condition, especially compared to its neighbor on Mary's Rock, HW3268.

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Looking NNE to HW3268 RM 1.
Looking NNE to HW3268 RM 1.
Looking from HW3268 RM 1 toward the precariously high boulder/outcrop that holds HW3268 and R 17.

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Looking from HW3268 RM 1 toward the precariously high boulder/outcrop that holds HW3268 and R 17.

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