BL2120 Liberty Municipal Tank -- Liberty TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
N 30° 03.426 W 094° 47.597
15R E 327127 N 3326467
The "tin man-style" municipal tank for the small town of Liberty TX is an NGS benchmark
Waymark Code: WMVEW8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
Views: 5

This cute tank looms over the flat prairie landscape in this southeast Texas town.

The Liberty Municipal Tank is also NGS Benchmark BL2120.

From the Datasheet: (visit link)

"BL2120 DESIGNATION - LIBERTY MUNICIPAL TANK
BL2120 PID - BL2120
BL2120 STATE/COUNTY- TX/LIBERTY
BL2120 USGS QUAD - LIBERTY
BL2120
BL2120 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
BL2120 ___________________________________________________________________
BL2120* NAD 83(1993)- 30 03 25.55475(N) 094 47 35.82979(W) ADJUSTED
BL2120
BL2120_MARKER: 53 = ELEVATED TANK
BL2120
BL2120 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
BL2120 HISTORY - 1951 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
BL2120 HISTORY - 1985 GOOD USPSQD
BL2120 HISTORY - 19950909 GOOD USPSQD
BL2120
BL2120 STATION DESCRIPTION
BL2120
BL2120''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1951 (RLE)
BL2120''THE STATION IS LOCATED NEAR THE SOUTHEAST EDGE OF LIBERTY.
BL2120''IT IS 120.0 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF U.S. HIGHWAY 90.
BL2120''IT IS A 4 LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE SUPPORTING THE TANK PROPER.
BL2120''THE OVERALL HEIGHT IS ABOUT 135.0 FEET. IT HAS A CONICAL
BL2120''SHAPED ROOF WITH A BALL AT THE APEX.
BL2120''
BL2120''THE BALL AT THE APEX OF THE TANK ROOF WAS OBSERVED.
BL2120
BL2120 STATION RECOVERY (1985)
BL2120
BL2120''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1985 (EJB)
BL2120''STATION FOUND GOOD.
BL2120''
BL2120''WATER TANK STILL STANDING. APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.
BL2120
BL2120 STATION RECOVERY (1995)
BL2120
BL2120''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1995
BL2120''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION."
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: -blank-

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Elevated Tank

County: Liberty County TX

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Liberty

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: BL2120

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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