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The following is a verbatim copy of a letter answering my question of the tallest point in Delaware and how that relates to the 73 tower site.
de Bob WA3EWK
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This letter caused some lively debate for members of the Highpointers Club.
November 26, 1990 Dear Mr. Averitt: Your letter was forwarded to me by Mr. Sam Merino, New Castle County Planning. To answer your questions in order: 1) Yes, there is a monument across from the transmission tower on Ebright road. It is called the EBRIGHT AZIMUTH. It is a National Geodetic Survey horizontal control Station (latitude/longitude). 2) No, Ebright Azimuth is not the highest point in Delaware. It is the highest monumented spot in Delaware. In 1985, with the help of the NGS surveyor, I established an elevation on it. The elevation of the EBRIGHT AZIMUTH is 447.849 ft above mean sea level. 3) The true natural highest point in Delaware is about 300 yards west of the EBRIGHT AZIMUTH in a mobile home park. The elevation in front of the first trailer in that park is 450.949 ft above mean sea level. If you have any question or if I can be of further assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call me at 451-8262. William S. Schenck Coordinator, Cartographic Information Center State of Delaware Delaware Geological Survey University of Delaware