U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Benchmark CS1326 - Richardson, TX
N 32° 56.743 W 096° 43.951
14S E 711970 N 3647550
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Benchmark CS1326 is located on the north face of the old Wheeler School, today used as the administration building for the Richardson Public Schools, 400 S Greenville Ave, Richardson, TX.
Waymark Code: WMKYFW
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2014
Views: 3
The marker has been covered by paint in the past, but it looks like there's been an effort to remove some of it. It is located where they say it is, but one can stand at the northeast corner of the building and scan left and down from a window near the corner, just above the bushes.
Documented History (by the NGS)
01/01/1946 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
01/01/1959 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1959 IN RICHARDSON. AT RICHARDSON, DALLAS COUNTY, IN THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BRICK HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING, 29 FEET EAST OF THE NORTH ENTRANCE, 3.6 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, 1.4 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING.
06/29/1991 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1991 (HLO) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: S 923
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Dallas
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Garland
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: CS1326
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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