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Has this old triangulation station...

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(@mathteacher)
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really been enshrined and honored with a dedicated road? If so, that's pretty cool.

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Posted : 21/08/2020 1:08 pm
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In a way, it has. Note how the directions to the site have changed since it was first placed.

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Posted : 21/08/2020 1:37 pm
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@mathteacher?ÿ The description by NGS is old ( 1974 ) and it needs to be updated. This would be a good job for you. If your photo

is correct you can drive to the point. In 1974 it was a pack in station (200 yards up hill).

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Posted : 21/08/2020 4:43 pm
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It has the appearance of someone prepping a site for a radio / TV / cellular facility to serve the I-81 corridor (but I haven't looked up the detailed topography). Is there electricity along Route 85A?

 
Posted : 22/08/2020 3:54 am
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@john-nolton

Actually, 85A is a Forest Service road. Here's what the trip looks like. I was taken by the carriage trip in the original description.

 
Posted : 22/08/2020 4:01 am
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Apparently no electricity along that road. But, looking at the Jeep videos, the monuments there are probably gone or in very bad condition.

 
Posted : 22/08/2020 7:44 am