U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Benchmark DN1330 - Denton, TX - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The town square in Denton is usually filled with people, even during severe weather, and the courthouse grounds are a popular place to sit or play. The courthouse itself is impossible to miss, and depending on one's location, it's visible from quite some distance.

Documented History (by the NGS)

01/01/1935 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1935 (CAS) THIS INTERSECTION STATION IS THE TOWER ON THE DENTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, IN THE TOWN OF DENTON, TEXAS. THE TOWER IS ON THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING, ABOUT 160 FEET E OF THE CENTER LINE OF ELM STREET, AND ABOUT 140 FEET N OF THE CENTER LINE OF HICKORY STREET. THE BUILDING WAS ERECTED IN 1896 AND THE TOWER IS VERY PROMINENT. THE TOWER SETS ON A STONE BASE ABOUT 10 FEET HIGH ON TOP OF THE 80-FOOT STONE COURTHOUSE. THE BOTTOM OF THE TOWER IS AN OCTAGONAL TOWER ABOUT 15 FEET HIGH, WITH OPEN BALCONIES ON THE N, E, S, AND W SIDES. THERE IS A GREY SHINGLED, FOUR-SIDED PYRAMIDAL ORNAMENT AT EACH CORNER. EACH ORNAMENT HAS A GREEN FINIAL. ABOVE THIS TOWER THERE IS A SMALLER TOWER ABOUT 15 FEET HIGH WITH 2 GREEN LOUVRED WINDOWS NEAR THE BOTTOM ON THE N, E, S AND W SIDES OF ITS OCTAGONAL SHAPE, AND A CLOCK DIAL ABOVE THE WINDOWS. THE GREY-SHINGLED OCTAGONAL DOME-SHAPED ROOF IS ABOUT 15 FEET HIGH. AT ITS APEX THERE IS A GREEN PEDESTAL ABOUT 10 FEET HIGH WITH A BALL. ON THE BALL THERE IS AN ORNAMENTAL FINIAL ABOUT 6 FEET HIGH. THE TOTAL HEIGHT IS ABOUT 150 FEET.

01/01/1955 by TXHD (GOOD)

RECOVERY NOTE BY TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 1955 (JRM) STATION RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

01/01/1960 by CGS (GOOD)

RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1960 (HMP) STATION RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION AS DESCRIBED. DIRECTIONS FOR PROCEEDING TO STATION SITE ARE CORRECT.

01/01/1979 by NGS (GOOD)

RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1979 (DAH) RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED IN GOOD CONDITION. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--IN THE TOWN OF DENTON.

06/30/1995 by USPSQD (GOOD)

RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1995 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

02/24/1998 by USPSQD (GOOD)

RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1998 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: DENTON CO COURTHOUSE TOWER Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark Agency (if other): U. S. Coast Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: other (not any of the below) Monumentation type (if other): Tower County: Denton USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Denton West Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): COURTHOUSE TOWER 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: DN1330 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

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