U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Benchmark CS2642 - Kerens, TX
N 32° 07.823 W 096° 13.550
14S E 761708 N 3558258
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Benchmark CS2642 is the ball atop the old water tower in Kerens, TX, at the corner of S Senter and SE 2nd Streets.
Waymark Code: WMN80B
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/16/2015
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There's only one water tower in town, and this one is easily located while driving through the business district. Today, SR 309 is Farm to Market (FM) 309, while the current fire department is on the same block, a bit southeast. It's the same color, with "Kerens Bobcats" faintly visible on but one side of the tower. The ball is the same color as the tank.
Documented History (by the NGS)
1/1/1947 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1947 (CAG) THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 0.3 MILE SOUTH OF THE CENTER PART OF THE TOWN OF KERENS, 0.2 MILE EAST OF STATE ROUTE 309 AND IS ON THE LOT JUST WEST OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDING. IT IS AN ELEVATED TANK, PAINTED ALUMINUM, HAS THE NAME KERENS PAINTED IN BLACK LETTERS ON ITS NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES, AND ITS OVER-ALL HEIGHT IS 110 FEET. A BLACK BALL ON THE APEX OF THE TANK WAS OBSERVED.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: KERENS MUNICIPAL TANK
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Elevated Tank
County: Navarro
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Kerens
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: CS2642
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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