FENWICK IS OBSERVATION TWR 3

Recovered in Good Condition on August 31, 2003

Spatial/elevation data

Coordinates N 38.50585° W 75.053866°
Elevation Unknown
Location Delaware
   Sussex County
      Bethany Beach Quad

Mark description

Type Landmark/Intersection Station
Setting Concrete Tower
Monumented 1962 by NGS
Description (NGS)NGS Datasheet
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Narrative and photographs

The observation tower was found as described. Likely of interest to many benchmark hunters: from these towers, soldiers used the method of triangulation to determine the position of approaching vessels. For a detailed and extremely clear explanation of the process, see the following: (link removed because the page has disappeared and no suitable replacement can be found, 3/2011).

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