AJ1205: Alice Old Municipal Tank - Alice TX
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PeterNoG
N 27° 44.984 W 098° 04.251
14R E 591568 N 3069825
This Benchmark is on South Almond Street opposite San Diego Street in Alice, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMKXFQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2014
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1935/01/01 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1935 (CIA) POINT OBSERVED UPON IS BASE OF LIGHT BRACKET, ON TOP AND CENTER OF TANK, MUNICIPAL WATER TANK, LOCATED ON SIDE OF TEXAS AND MEXICAN RAILROAD TRACKS ON E SIDE OF TOWN. TANK IS CONCRETE AND ABOUT 100 FEET HIGH. OBSERVED UPON FROM STATIONS TWELVE, SAN DIEGO, BOOK, SOTO, ALICE MAGNETIC STATION, ALICE 1904, AND ALICE W BASE 1899.
1953/01/01 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1953 (HSC) THE STATION IS A CONCRETE TANK MOUNTED ATOP A FOUR LEGGED CONCRETE TOWER. IT IS LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL PART OF ALICE, 130 FEET SOUTH OF MAIN STREET AND 100 FEET EAST OF ALMOND STREET. THE TOP OF THE STRUCTURE IS APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET HIGH.
1990/01/01 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1990 (WCJ) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: ALICE OLD MUNICIPAL TANK
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Benchmark Agency (if other): n/a
Monumentation type: Elevated Tank
Monumentation type (if other): n/a
County: Jim Wells County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Alice South
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: AJ1205
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Special category (optional): Not listed
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