TT 5 J

Recovered in Good Condition on September 26, 2009

Spatial/elevation data

Coordinates	N 41.454233° W 75.47695°
Elevation	1749.606 ft.
Location	Pennsylvania Lackawanna County Lake Ariel Quad

Mark description

Type	Transit Traverse Station Disk
Setting	Rock Outcrop
Monumented	1926 by USGS
Description (USGS)	Cortez, 1.0 mi SW. of, along Mount Cobb Road; 60 ft S. of SW. corner of graveyard; 30 ft W. of rd.; in rock outcrop; standard tablet stamped “TT STA NO 5 J 1926”

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Narrative and photographs

This gold-colored disk made of Aich’s metal (an alloy of copper, zinc, and iron) was our final find for the day. It is set into a rock outcrop along Mount Cobb Road, adjacent to the Kizer Cemetery. It is in good condition.

USGS Transit Traverse Station Disk TT 5 J

Eyelevel view of the disk in the rock outcrop.

Looking N toward Rich’s car, parked at the entrance to the Kizer Cemetery.