CA0086 J 83 -- Lampasas TX
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N 31° 04.017 W 098° 10.700
14R E 578387 N 3437311
NGS benchmark CA0086 J 83 is on the old Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Depot near downtown Lampasas.
Waymark Code: WMH30H
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This classic ATSF Mission-style passenger depot for its wholly-owned Texas subsidiary the Gulf, Colorado, & Santa Fe RR was built of red brick in 1904. The wooden freight depot is attached to the passenger depot, and can be identified by its large square doors. A doorway inside would connect these two depots.

This was the era of public segregation, in the south especially, so there were separate waiting areas for whites and non-whites at the depot.

NGS benchmark CA0086 J 83 reminds us of these thankfully bygone days, with its datasheet description of the location of the benchmark. From the NGS Datasheet: (visit link)

CA0086 DESIGNATION - J 83
CA0086 PID - CA0086
CA0086 STATE/COUNTY- TX/LAMPASAS
CA0086 USGS QUAD - LAMPASAS (1959)
CA0086
CA0086 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
CA0086 ___________________________________________________________________
CA0086* NAD 83(1986)- 31 04 01. (N) 098 10 42. (W) SCALED
CA0086* NAVD 88 - 311.774 (meters) 1022.88 (feet) ADJUSTED
CA0086 ___________________________________________________________________
CA0086
CA0086_MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
CA0086_SETTING: 36 = BUILDING
CA0086_STABILITY: B = PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
CA0086
CA0086 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
CA0086 HISTORY - UNK MONUMENTED CGS
CA0086 HISTORY - 1932 GOOD NGS
CA0086 HISTORY - 1934 GOOD NGS
CA0086 HISTORY - 1983 GOOD NGS
CA0086
CA0086 STATION DESCRIPTION
CA0086
CA0086''DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1932
CA0086''IN LAMPASAS.
CA0086''ON THE G.C. & SANTA FE R.R. DEPOT AT LAMPASAS, HALFWAY BETWEEN
CA0086''WINDOW & DOOR, 3 1/2 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND NORTH OF THE WHITE
CA0086''WAITING ROOM ENTRANCE ON EAST SIDE OF THE STATION.
CA0086
CA0086 STATION RECOVERY (1934)
CA0086
CA0086''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1934
CA0086''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
CA0086
CA0086 STATION RECOVERY (1983)
CA0086
CA0086''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1983
CA0086''RECOVERED THIS DATE. NOTE, ADD AT 200 NORTH LIVEOAK STREET.
CA0086
CA0086 STATION RECOVERY (2009)
CA0086
CA0086''RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING (LPC)
CA0086''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
CA0086
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: J 83

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Lampasas

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Lampasas

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: CA0086

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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