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Bench marks in the Amity quadrangle. 
Feet. 
Amity, post-office and store of F. F. lams & Son, on north side of door, east side 
of road, in stone doorstep of; aluminum tablet marked "1204 PITTS- 
BURG" 1, 200. 824 
Amity, 5.8 miles north of, 180 feet north of crossroads, one to Lone Pine, the 
other to Amity, on locust tree 10 inches in diameter 1, 037. 5 
feeallsville, 50 feet southwest of center of crossroads at Greenfield's hotel, 30 feet 
west of corner of porch, in middle of step; bronze tablet marked "1137 
PITTSBURG" 1, 135. 970 
Beallsville, 3.3 miles northwest of, at Scenery Hill, at mouth of alley 150 feet 
north of blacksmith shop, on stone 1, 440. 34 
Centerville, 2 miles northwest of; top of milepost marked "83 miles to Cumber- 
land, 48 miles to Wheeling" 1, 206. 64 
Scenery Hill: Hillsboro triangulation tablet at top of, marked "1467 PITTS- 
BURG" 1, 466. 858 
Scenery Hill, 0.6 mile north of, at bottom of milepost marked "88 to Cumber- 
land, 43 to Wheeling," on stone ' 1, 305. 03 
Scenery Hill, 1.7 miles north of, at crossroads, 0.75 mile north of pike; oak 
stump 36 inches in diameter, nail in top of 1, 147. 87 
Vanceville, bridge over Pigeon Creek at, on southeast abutment 1, 033. 60 
Vanceville, 0.5 mile southeast of, 300 feet from top of hill, 300 feet southwest of 
house, 5 feet west of center of road; oak tree 36 inches in diameter, nail 
in root of 1, 171. 46 
Vanceville, 0.9 mile northwest of, 400 feet northwest of house, on west side 
of road ; locust tree 24 inches in diameter, nail in root of 1, 122. 30 
Vanceville, 1.7 miles northwest of, bridge over Pigeon Creek, 235 feet south of 
center of crossroads; bronze tablet, set in north end of southwest abut- 
ment, marked " 1044 PITTSBURG "... .1, 042. 454 
Vanceville, 2.2 miles northwest of, at Dunningsville and Canonsburg crossroads; 
stone in center of " Y," chisel mark on 1, 071. 03 
Vanceville, 2.3 miles northwest of, 900 feet southwest of church, 35 feet west of 
bridge, in front of white house, on. stone 1, 066. 11 
Venetia, post-office (Anderson station), iron wagon bridge at road crossing, 
northwest bridge seat of; aluminum tablet stamped "986 PITTSBURG " 985. 073 
Washington County court-house, 60 feet southeast of southeast corner of, at 
northwest corner of Cherry alley and Main street, in southeast corner of 
retaining wall around court-house; bronze tablet marked " 1158 PITTS- 
BURG" . ..' 1, 156. 064 
Washington, at east end of, 130 feet north of street-car track, at end of paving 
on National pike, on north side of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; chisel 
mark on stone 1, 1 19. 85 
Washington, 0.4 mile south of, south of Pan Cake at crossroads to Lone Pine 
and Vance Station, on south side of stone culvert, chisel mark 1, 314. 6 
Washington, 3.1 miles south of, 1.7 miles south of Pan Cake, southeast abutment 
of bridge over creek; chisel mark 1, 084. 3 
Washington, 3.5 miles east of, railroad bridge No. 153, on northwest corner of 
abutment; chisel mark 1, 1 12. 43 
Washington, 7.2 miles east of, railroad bridge No. 144, on southwest abutment, 
east end; chisel mark 1, 005. 14 
Washington, 7.5 miles east of, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge No. 140, on 
northwest abutment, on north side of creek, 3 feet below rail, aluminum 
tablet marked ' ' 995 PITTSBURG " 991. 754 
