44 DSW
| Coordinates: | N 41.381133° W 75.475266° |
| Location: | Pennsylvania
Lackawanna County Lake Ariel Quad |
| Elevation: | 1635.676 ft. |
| Type: | Bench Mark Disk |
| Setting: | Boulder |
| Monumented: | 1963 |
| Monumented By: | USGS |
| Status: | Recovered |
| Condition: | Good as of November 21, 2009 |
- Official USGS Description: Drinker, about 1.1 mi SW. of; on rd. leading to Aberdeen; about 70 ft NW. of junction of T-rd. SE.; in large rock; standard tablet stamped “44 DSW 1963 1636”
I didn’t know what to expect when we did our preliminary investigation on this mark from home. The large rock is clearly visible on Google Street View, but it’s so close to the road that we had every reason to suspect that the mark was probably long gone. It was a very pleasant surprise to find that it’s still in place and in excellent condition! The disk is a cookie-style aluminum USGS disk (I call them that because they are thicker than the typical NGS disks and appear, well, cookie-like as a result).
