U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Benchmark CS0538 - Corsicana, TX - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The Methodist church is at 1437 S 45th St, and the old school grounds are located about eight tenths of a mile south of TX 31, on the east side of FM 2555 ("a dirt road" no more). There is a Texas Historical Marker for the Oak Valley School, just feet from the old well.

Documented History (by the NGS)

01/01/1933 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

01/01/1947 by NGS (GOOD)

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1947 3.0 MI SW FROM CORSICANA. 3.0 MILES SOUTHWEST ALONG THE ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY TRACK FROM THE UNION STATION AT CORSICANA, AT THE OLD OAK VALLEY SCHOOL WHICH IS 1.4 MILES SOUTH ALONG A DIRT ROAD FROM THE STATE ORPHANS HOME, 0.15 MILE SOUTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE CORSICANA COMMERCIAL AIRPORT, ABOUT 200 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE RAILROAD TRACK, 105.0 FEET EAST OF THE EAST EDGE OF A ONE LANE CONCRETE ROAD, 15.3 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE OLD SCHOOL BUILDING, SET IN THE TOP OF THE EAST SIDE OF CIRCULAR CONCRETE CURB AROUND A WELL, 2.3 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: N 150 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Navarro USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Corsicana 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: CS0538 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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