N 53

NGS PID: LZ0025
Coordinates: N 41.64378° W 76.16129°
Location: Pennsylvania
   Wyoming County
      Laceyville Quad
Elevation: 656.28 ft.
Type: Bench Mark Disk
Setting: Concrete Post
Monumented: 1934
Monumented By: NGS
Status: Recovered
Condition: Good as of July 17, 2015
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A report on the condition of this survey mark has been submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:

Recovered in good condition. The surrounding area is now a small park. The monument is situated in a landscaped flower bed. (Also reported projecting, at a height of 4 inches.)

Despite the fact that this bench mark was reported found in 2005, it still felt like a long shot to me. I typically don’t have high hopes for marks near old railroad tracks, especially when they’re set in concrete posts. But Rich and I were pleased to see that a small park now exists at this site, and we were absolutely thrilled when we noticed the mark as the centerpiece of a small landscaped bed. It has the appearance of an enthroned queen! The disk is in excellent condition, and the post still projects about six inches and has received a coat of red paint sometime in the past few years. “Wow,” Rich kept saying, “I can’t get over that!”