- NGS PID:
- HU1403
- Coordinates:
- N 38.50585° W 75.053866°
- Location:
- Elevation:
- Unknown
- Type:
- Landmark/Intersection Station
- Setting:
- Concrete Tower
- Year Established:
- 1962
- Established By:
- NGS
- Status:
- Recovered
- Condition:
- Good as of August 31, 2003
- Official Description: NGS Datasheet
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).
