AG9976 - UNIV OF TEXAS TOWER SEC - Austin, TX - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

As described by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1952:

"THE CENTER OF THE TOWER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND LIBRARY. THIS TOWER IS ABOUT 150 FT. TALL AND IS THE HIGHEST AND MOST IMPOSING STRUCTURE IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN. STATION MARK--THE POINT SIGHTED ON WAS A TRANSPARENT DOME WITH LIGHT AT TOP AND CENTER OF THE TOWER."

Please note the following addendums to USGS's 1952 description:

* The tower is actually 307 ft (94 m) tall, not "about 150 ft." It was completed in 1937, and was definitely not any shorter back in 1952.

* The UT Tower is no longer the "highest" or "most imposing" structure in the city of Austin... While it is still quite imposing from an architectural point of view (on top of a hill), the "highest" honor now goes to the Austonian, a 683 feet (208 m) residential skyscraper located approximately 1.5 miles away and 125 feet "downhill" from this particular benchmark.

Below are some additional facts, per the NGS database (with some editing for length): (visit link)

AG9976 ***********************************************************************
AG9976 DESIGNATION - UNIV OF TEXAS TOWER SEC
AG9976 PID - AG9976
AG9976 STATE/COUNTY- TX/TRAVIS
AG9976 COUNTRY - US
AG9976 USGS QUAD - AUSTIN EAST (1988)
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AG9976 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
AG9976 ______________________________________________________________________
AG9976* NAD 83(1993) POSITION- 30 17 10.51249(N) 097 44 21.71739(W) ADJUSTED

AG9976_MARKER: 90 = CHURCH SPIRE
AG9976_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
AG9976+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - March 31, 2009
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AG9976 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
AG9976 HISTORY - 1952 FIRST OBSERVED USGS
AG9976 HISTORY - 20010224 GOOD USPSQD
AG9976 HISTORY - 20050226 GOOD USPSQD
AG9976 HISTORY - 20090331 GOOD GEOCAC

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: UNIV OF TEXAS TOWER SEC Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey Monumentation type: Church Spire County: Austin, TX (Travis county) USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Austin 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: AG9976 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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