Stingarees Water Tower - Texas City, TX
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N 29° 23.546 W 094° 54.870
15R E 314218 N 3252988
The 1960 "Stingarees" water tower in downtown Texas City, TX (across the High School) is a familiar feature to all local residents... It is also a US benchmark ("AW6028").
Waymark Code: WMWW2K
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2017
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The water tank is a familiar feature to all local residents, and a prominent feature when driving around downtown Texas City. It is 135 feet tall, painted white, and has been used to acknowledge the nearby High School's scholastic achievements for quite some time. To date, the water tank is decorated with the following statement:
"Stingarees
State Champs
Football - Track and Field - Basketball"
Its lettering has slightly changed over the years, every time the High School achieves another State Championship.
The top of the water tower is actually a US Benchmark: "AW6028 - TX CITY TK 9TH AVE 14TH ST N)". Below are some basic facts about this benchmark, per the NGS database: (
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AW6028 ***********************************************************************
AW6028 DESIGNATION - TX CITY TK 9TH AVE 14TH ST N
AW6028 PID - AW6028
AW6028 STATE/COUNTY- TX/GALVESTON
AW6028 COUNTRY - US
AW6028 USGS QUAD - TEXAS CITY (1994)
AW6028
AW6028 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
AW6028 ______________________________________________________________________
AW6028* NAD 83(1993) POSITION- 29 23 32.72201(N) 094 54 52.17174(W) ADJUSTED
AW6028 ______________________________________________________________________
AW6028
AW6028_MARKER: 51 = TANK
AW6028_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
AW6028+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - December 30, 2012