AB0779: E 59 - La Feria TX
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PeterNoG
N 26° 09.514 W 097° 49.433
14R E 617549 N 2893776
This Benchmark is just left of the entrance of the former Cameron County Bank, 118 North Main Street at Commercial Avenue in La Feria, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMKQ29
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2014
Views: 2
1918/01/01 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
1943/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 IN LA FERIA. BENCH MARK IS AT LA FERIA, SET VERTICALLY IN THE NORTH SIDE OF THE OLD CAMERON COUNTY BANK BUILDING (NOW USED AS A GROCERY STORE), ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 83, ABOUT 50.0 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF MAIN STREET, 2.0 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHEAST MARBLE COLUMN AND ABOUT 3.8 FEET ABOVE THE SIDEWALK. A DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE.
1981/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1981 IN LA FERIA, AT THE INTERSECTION OF COMMERCIAL AVENUE AND MAIN STREET, SET VERTICALLY AT THE HAWKINS-GOOCH INSURANCE AGENCY BUILDING, FORMERLY THE OLD CAMERON COUNTY BANK BUILDING, 10.4 METERS (34.0 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTER OF COMMERCIAL AVENUE, 15.2 METERS (50.0 FT) EAST OF THE CENTER OF MAIN STREET, 0.61 METERS (2.0 FT) EAST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING. THE MARK IS 1.2 M ABOVE SIDEWALK.
1987/01/01 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1987 (GES) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
1987/01/01 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1987 (JEF) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
1988/01/01 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1988 (GES) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
1988/01/01 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1988 (HAK) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
1991/03/20 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1991 (GES) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
1993/01/23 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1993 (GES) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
1995/02/13 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1995 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: E59
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Benchmark Agency (if other): n/a
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
Monumentation type (if other): n/a
County: Cameron County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): La Feria
Special Category (if other): n/a
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: AB0779
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Special category (optional): Not listed
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