AX0993 Z 6 -- La Grange TX - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This chiseled circle benchmark still has the survey point in the center, despite over 140 years of being trod on.

The benchmark is located at the northeast entrance to the Fayette County Courthouse in downtown La Grange. Mind the leering gargoyle above you. That thing looks hungry.

From the NGS Datasheet: (visit link)

"AX0993 DESIGNATION - Z 6
AX0993 PID - AX0993
AX0993 STATE/COUNTY- TX/FAYETTE
AX0993 USGS QUAD - LA GRANGE WEST (1982)
AX0993
AX0993 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
AX0993 ___________________________________________________________________
AX0993* NAD 83(1986)- 29 54 18. (N) 096 52 41. (W) SCALED
AX0993* NAVD 88 - 82.234 (meters) 269.80 (feet) ADJUSTED
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AX0993_MARKER: Q = CHISELED SQUARE
AX0993_SETTING: 31 = GRANITE STEP
AX0993_STABILITY: D = MARK OF QUESTIONABLE OR UNKNOWN STABILITY
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AX0993 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
AX0993 HISTORY - UNK MONUMENTED CGS
AX0993 HISTORY - 1972 GOOD NGS
AX0993 HISTORY - 1978 GOOD NGS
AX0993 HISTORY - 1987 GOOD USPSQD
AX0993 HISTORY - 1987 GOOD USPSQD
AX0993 HISTORY - 1987 GOOD NGS
AX0993 HISTORY - 19970607 GOOD USPSQD
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AX0993 STATION DESCRIPTION
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AX0993''DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1972
AX0993''IN LA GRANGE.
AX0993''AT LA GRANGE, AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 70 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE
AX0993''SOUTHWEST CURB OF WASHINGTON STREET, 5 1/2 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE
AX0993''CENTER OF THE NORTHEAST ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING, ABOUT 2 1/2 FEET
AX0993''ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE WALKWAY, ABOUT 1/2 FOOT BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE
AX0993''FLOOR OF THE PORCH, AND IS THE BOTTOM OF A 1-INCH SQUARE HOLE CUT IN
AX0993''THE TOP AND 1.0 FOOT NORTHWEST OF THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE TOP GRANITE
AX0993''STEP AT THE NORTHEAST ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING. THE LETTERS. BM ARE
AX0993''CUT IN THE STONE NEAR THE EAST CORNER OF THE SQUARE.
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AX0993 STATION RECOVERY (1978)
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AX0993''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1978
AX0993''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
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AX0993 STATION RECOVERY (1987)
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AX0993''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1987 (HY)
AX0993''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
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AX0993 STATION RECOVERY (1987)
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AX0993''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1987 (MVM)
AX0993''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
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AX0993 STATION RECOVERY (1987)
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AX0993''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1987
AX0993''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
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AX0993 STATION RECOVERY (1997)
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AX0993''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1997
AX0993''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION."

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank- Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Chiseled Square County: Fayette USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): La Grange 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: AX0993 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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