C 73

Coordinates: N 40.967715° W 75.51163° (estimate)
Location: Pennsylvania
   Monroe County
      Pohopoco Mountain Quad
Elevation: 1163.447 ft.
Type: Bench Mark Disk
Setting: Concrete Foundation
Monumented: 1921
Monumented By: USGS
Status: Not Found
Condition: Unknown (Not Found) as of April 23, 2017
  • Official USGS Description: Jonas; in NE. angle of crossroad; at SW. corner of Snyder's Hotel; in concrete platform; standard tablet stamped “C 73 PA 1921”
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Rich, Dad and I were on our way to the Point Phillips Hotel after a morning of hiking at Hickory Run State Park and a successful benchmark recovery in Albrightsville. We made a quick stop at the corners in Jonas to look for this mark. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to find it. I checked both sides of the “concrete platform” facing the intersection to the southwest, but the entire foundation is covered with a thick layer of mulch in preparation for new landscaping. The mark is probably still in place, but there is currently no good way to locate it.