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Walking along a railroad track, a friend of ours saw a disk mounted in the top of an old railroad signal post. Upon checking further, we found these were benchmarks placed by the US Coast and Geodetic Survey before the GPS came into use. They mark longitude, latitude, elevation and other references to travel by and for surveyors to measure the land. The disks and monel metal pins can be located in rocks, drainage ditches, bridges, structures (structures are usually for elevation) and along railroads.
Geocaching in Delano PA
We started our collection here in Hazleton, PA, but soon progressed out into the surrounding area. Our collection has grown over the past couple of years, thanks to Dominic Deeble from Lined & Locked Photography who has traveled through several states and acquired a lot more.
I've decided to inventory them in alphabetical order, with separations between the letters, it's easier for me when I have to enter a new one in the middle of the group.
We will share with you the disk or pin and the area in which it was found.
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| 02-40-2007-4 | On a bridge over PA476 on Laurel Run Road | 06-35-0106-4 | Carbondale, PA |
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| 5A3 - 2013 |
On the Townsend Inlet Sea Isle City, NJ (Found by Dom) |
8JPN | Rt 437 South of Honey Hole Road |
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| USGS 16 ETL 1942 | On Bridge over Centralia Outfall Centralia, PA | 37 HLZ 1968 |
On bridge on Route 125 near Route 4022 |
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| 379-713 | On the bridge abutment in Macungie | 2045-1 | On a bridge at the junction of Main & Church Sts. Mountaintop |
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| 2354 E 2013 |
On rocks near Hampton Bay NY |
3040 -2 | On Bridge by Slaughter House Drums, PA |
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| 5661D 1977 | On a bridge on Ocean Drive near Cape May NJ |
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| A40 | On bridge 120/2 along Reading Railroad | A231 | On metal bridge on Blythburn Road |
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| A232 | On Bridge over Vulcan Road Mahanoy City | A232 | On Bridge over Vulcan Road Mahanoy City |
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| ANGIE 2 1933 | On the side of a rock hill |
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| B231 | At the junction of Blythburn & Starville Roads | B232 | On retaining Wall St. Joseph's Cemetery Morea Road |
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| BATCH | At F.E.Walters Dam when water level is low | Bear Mountain Bridge Toll House - Bear Mountain, NY |
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| Bear Mountain Perkins Memorial Observatory - Bear Mountain, NY | Bears Head | Delano |
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| BERWICK |
On the property of the Jackson Mansion |
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| C42 |
On an abandoned railroad bridge Frackville |
C231 |
On a bridge on Blythburn Road |
Chuck looking for mark in Frackville.
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| Cape May 3 | Cape May Lighthouse - Cape May NJ | CARPENTER |
On Front St in Philly |
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| Centennial No, 1 LAFCOL | On a building on Lafayette College Campus - Easton |
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Centennial No. 4 LAFCOL | Between two pillers on the Chapel on Lafayette College - Easton |
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| Corps of Discovery II |
On the Mint in Philly |
Cougar 2 - 1972 |
Found on cement wall near Sandpoint ID (Photo by Dom) |
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| Cougar 2 RM 3 - 1972 |
Found on cement wall near Sandpoint ID (Photo by Dom) |
Cougar 2 No. 4 - 1972 |
Found on cement wall near Sandpoint ID (Photo by Dom) |
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| County of Carbon 1991 | On bridge edge at Lehigh Gorge - Rockport (Found by Dom) | County of Carbon 40-05-13A | On cement portal near Oneida Junction |
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| Croton Systems Dams BM NC-B | Croton Dam NY |
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Found by the Harpers Ferry WV Train Station | D216 | On Flagpole Base at Hazleton Airport |
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| D232 | Cranberry Creek Bridge Hazle Township | D500 Reset | On Highway 2 in Nyack, MT |
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| DALLAS Reset 1957 | On Citizens Bank in Dallas | Delano 2 | On rocks off Delano Exit of I81 |
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| Delano 2-3 | On rocks off Delano exit of I81 | Delano 2-4 | On rocks off Delano exit of I81 |
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| E228 | Honey Hole Road on orange bridge just before Rt 437 |
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| F232 | At the crossroads of Morea Road & Oak St Frackville | Flood Crest | Reigelsville |
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| G40 | Over Rt 339 Mahanoy City | G232 | Several feet west of Fabcon on Morea Road |
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| GFH 13 - Sparta, TN | GFH Sparta, TN | GFH 14 Sparta, TN | GFH 14, Sparta, TN |
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| GFH 15 Sparta, TN | GFH 15 Sparta, TN | Gate | On this entrance to Lafayette College - Easton |
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| GW 1750 | On a rock structure by the Natural Bridge - Natural Bridge, VA | Great Flood of 1908 Montana | Actual Flood LIne |
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| H40 | On railroad bridge over 8th St. Mahanoy City | H228 | At the bottom of utility pole on private property |
I found a mark in front of the Great Hall in Kingston
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| H232 | In culvert by Mt Laurel - Hazleton, PA | H361PDH | On the bridge between Lehighton & Weissport |
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High Point RM2 | On the wall of the High Point Monument - Sussex, NJ |
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| J228 | Honey Hole Road just after crossing under I80 | J231 | On metal bridge on Sunset Drive Drums |
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| J232 | In front of Luzerne Tire -Hazleton, PA | Jess 15 - 2015 | Jessup Lane West Hampton, NY |
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| K228 Destroyed | On 6 foot bridge on Honey Hole Road | K232 | In railroad trestle over route 309 in Hazleton, PA |
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| K361 | On 209 before PA Turnpike | KINGSTON | The Great Hall in Kingston |
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| L40 1934 | South of Mahanoy Junction | L56 |
Market St Bridge Wilkes-Barre |
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| L73 - 1934 | On Missoula Mt station | L107 1934 | Found on this pedestrian underpass at Bear Mt NY (Found by Dom) |
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| LANSFORD | Lansford Bank of America | LL 192 RESET | On bridge over Locust Creek |
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| LSP South | Liberty State Park South in New Jersey (Found by Dom) |
Chuck taking night shot of mark in Shamokin
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| M228 | Honey Hole Road on cement bridge between guardrails | N140 - 1941 | On a train bridge in Port Jervis, NY (Found by Dom) |
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| NANTICOKE | In old Miners Trust Bank Nanticoke, PA | National Park Service | Valley Forge National Historical Park |
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| NESQUE 1969 | On Broad Mt on the edge of a bluff | NESQUE No 1 | On Broad Mt on the edge of a bluff |
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| P232 | On bridge outside of McAdoo, PA | PennDot 1655.85 | On railroad bridge on I81 South Lofty, PA |
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| Penn State Disk 11 | In the grass in front of Old Main | Penn State Disk 12 | In the grass in front of Old Main |
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| Penn State Disk 13 | In the grass in front of Old Main |
Philadelphia Water Works | On this platform at the Philadelphia Water Works |
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| POTTSVILLE | On a Civil War statue on Market St. | PTOLEMY 1995 |
Westchester County NY (Photo by Dom) |
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| PTS N Reading Bureau of Water 1934 | n grass in Penn's Common by Anchor - Reading | PTS S Reading Bureau of Water 1934 | In grass in Penn's Common by Anchor - Reading |
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| Q232 | On the bridge between McAdoo & Keleyres | Q369 | South Street Harbor Park - Philly |
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| R36 | On bridge over Shamokin Creek | R194 | On this wall in Jim Thorpe |
A Passerby stopped to watch Dom Clean off RM1 in Reading
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| R232 | On the flagpole base in front of old Kelayres School | R324 1943 | On a culvert in East
Hampton, NY (Taken by Dom) |
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| READING |
On corner of Penn's Commons Reading |
READING RM 1 | Along foundation of this building - Reading |
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| RV66RDGRR | On railroad bridge over 8th St. Mahanoy City | RV79RDGRR | Metal Rivet in bridge Wabash Creek - Tamaqua, PA |
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| Reference Disk located near Great Falls MT | Actual location |
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| S48 - 1934 | At Old Penn Haven Junction | S192 PDH | On a bridge along 902 south of Summit Hill |
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| S231 |
In old signal post along railroad
Hazleton, PA (First one found by Dom) |
S232 | On top of railroad tunnel west of Delano, PA |
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| SKYTOP 1 | On Mt Mohonk New Paltz NY (Photo by Dom) | SKYTOP 2 | On Mt. Mohonk New Platz NY (Photo by Dom) |
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| Spengler LAFCOL Reset 2015 | On this cement fence base on Lafayette College - Easton | Spring ? | On top of a boulder on Spring Mountain (Found by Dom) |
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| Spring 2 | On a rock on Spring Mt. (Found by Dom) | Station 21T1 | NJ |
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| Station 5E1 - 1995 | On a bridge on Ocean Drive over Middle Thorofare in NJ | Station 501 - 1995 | On a bridge crossing Cedar Island NJ |
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| SUMMIT | Between 200 and 204 Lehigh St Summit Hill |
Geocaching by the railroad in Humboldt
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| T48 |
On metal bridge in Weatherly PA |
T228 |
Honey Hole Road just before going under I80 |
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| T230 |
On a bridge on Church Road in Mountaintop |
T231 Destroyed |
On railroad bridge northwest of Hazleton, PA |
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Tidal 3 Station I18 Bolt - Bear Mt. NY |
Near L107 on pedestrian underpass Bear Mt NY (Found by Dom) |
Tidal 24 | 107 Arch St Philadelphia |
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| Tidal 25 |
On Corn Exchange Bank Arch St. Philly |
Tidal 27 | 1010 Arch St - Philly |
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| Tidal 29 |
On north entrance to City Hall - Philly |
Tidal 35 | On base of Benjamin Franklin Bridge |
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| T.T.5K. | On private property along RR in Laurel Run |
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On a rock on Front Royal, VA (Photo by Dom) |
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No distance Picture Not found by USGS in 1971 |
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| U36 | Along Reading Railway near Ashland | U225 | On rock on Olney Road |
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| U227 | On small metal bridge over Black Creek in Tank | U228 | On a bridge over Nescopeck Creek |
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| U230 | On a bridge over Wapwallapen Creek | U232 | Railroad bridge over Rt 309 South of McAdoo. |
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| U237 | On the edge of the wall by Race St. Pier - Philly | Unknown PDH | On bridge on Route 1012 |
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| Unknown PDH | On bridge over route 437 Mountaintop | Unknown PDH | On Route 115 bridge
over Kelly's Run (Found by Dom) |
Chuck photographing Mark in Avoca
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| Unknown PDH | On bridge in Bowmanstown (Found by Dom) | Unknown PDH | On bridge on route 2013 in Falls. (Found by Dom) |
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| Unknown PDT | On 59th Street Bridge
in Altoona (Found by Dom) |
Unknown PDT | On bridge wall in Shamokin |
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| V227 | Large bridge over Nescopeck near Tank | V230 | On an orange bridge on Blythburn Road |
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| V232 PDH | In bridge over railroad off I81 exit in Delano, PA | VETERANS | In the grass at the entrance to the Viet Nam Memorial - Philly |
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| W44 1934 | On bridge structure at
Hecla (Found by Dom) |
W48 | In bridge over Hazle Creek in Stockton, PA |
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| WAWA (Destroyed) | South Columbus Blvd - Philly | WEST PITTSTON Reset | Memorial Park West Pittston |
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| WHITE HAVEN | Old White Haven School | WILKES-BARRE | In the Square in Wilkes-Barre |
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On Duryea Drive in Reading |
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| X184 | On a large rock south of Summit Hill |
X231 | Just west of the entrance to Gilberton Generation |
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| X234 | On Flood Control Project - Avoca |
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| Y184 | On the base of a high tension power pole |
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| Z231 | At the intersection of Morea & Mahanoy City Roads |
Chuck cleaning dirt off Mark near Delano.
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