TT 13 T

Recovered in Good Condition on July 12, 2014

Spatial/elevation data

Coordinates N 41.54645° W 75.39091°
Elevation 1428.25 ft.
Location Pennsylvania
   Wayne County
      Waymart Quad

Mark description

Type Transit Traverse Station Disk
Setting Rock Outcrop
Monumented 1932 by USGS
Description (USGS) South Canaan, 3.6 mi NE. of; 2.1 mi N. of East School; on State Highway 159; 127 ft NE. of crossroad (rd. W. is third-class); in large rock outcrop; standard tablet stamped “TT STA NO 13 T 1932”
Plane Coordinates (feet) Latitude Longitude
X = 2,645,605 Y = 511,470 41 32 46.84 -75 23 28.43
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Narrative and photographs

TT 13 T was next on our list after our success at nearby Keen Lake. As we drove by the coordinates I had estimated from the topo map, all we could see was swamp—in fact, deep standing water, and no sign of a large rock outcrop. The description was vague, too. The situation required in-person investigation.

Rich parked at the intersection of T 435 (Layton Road) and Tuthill Road. As soon as I walked a few yards northeast along Tuthill Road, I could see a large rock outcrop east of the road, just inside the tree line. Unwilling to wade through the weeds, which most certainly contained poison ivy (of course), I scouted the rock outcrop with the help of binoculars. I still couldn’t see a disk, but with no other outcrops anywhere nearby, I was sure this was the correct one. I took a chance and picked my way delicately through the weedy border (which did contain a small amount of P.I., but a much larger quantity of dewberry). I was soon standing right over the mark. It was well camouflaged, but easily spotted from just a few feet away.

The disk is in excellent condition and is solid in its setting in the outcrop. It is easily accessible so is probably a good choice for surveyors to use. We didn’t, however, see any indications of recent use like nearby flagging tape or paint.

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