DN1328 Denton Municipal Standpipe -- Denton TX - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

NGS benchmark DN1328 Denton Municipal Standpipe is easily spotted from I-35 in Denton, especially when the trees have lost their leaves.

From the NGS datasheet:

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DN1328 DESIGNATION - DENTON MUNICIPAL STANDPIPE
DN1328 PID - DN1328
DN1328 STATE/COUNTY- TX/DENTON
DN1328 USGS QUAD - DENTON WEST (1974)
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DN1328 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
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DN1328* NAD 83(1993)- 33 13 12.19454(N) 097 09 34.23192(W) ADJUSTED
DN1328* NAVD 88 -
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DN1328_MARKER: 52 = STANDPIPE TANK
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DN1328 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
DN1328 HISTORY - 1955 FIRST OBSERVED NGS
DN1328 HISTORY - 1979 GOOD NGS
DN1328 HISTORY - 19860615 GOOD NGS
DN1328 HISTORY - 19950630 GOOD USPSQD
DN1328 HISTORY - 19980224 GOOD USPSQD
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DN1328 STATION DESCRIPTION
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DN1328''DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1955 (RLE)
DN1328''THE STATION IS LOCATED AT THE WEST EDGE OF DENTON IN THE
DN1328''GEORGE MC KENNA PARK. IT IS A LARGE CYLINDRICAL STEEL STRUCTURE
DN1328''WITH A DOME SHAPED ROOF AND A FINIAL AT THE TOP AND CENTER OF
DN1328''THE ROOF AND HAS AN OVERALL HEIGHT OF 75 FEET.
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DN1328''THE POINT OBSERVED WAS THE CENTER OF THE ROOF.
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DN1328 STATION RECOVERY (1979)
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DN1328''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1979 (DAH)
DN1328''RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE TANK IS NOW PAINTED
DN1328''WHITE WITH A BLUE-GREEN DESIGN. WHEN THE STATION WAS POINTED ON
DN1328''FROM THE SOUTHWEST, AN AZIMUTH DISCREPANCY OF APPROXIMATELY 20
DN1328''SECONDS WAS DISCOVERED.
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DN1328''AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--WEST EDGE OF THE
DN1328''TOWN OF DENTON.
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DN1328 STATION RECOVERY (1986)
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DN1328''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1986
DN1328''RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED. NOTE, THIS STATION IS NGS QUAD 330972 STA 1033
DN1328''BUT A NEW POSITION WAS ESTABLISHED DURING THE 1979 AIRPORT SURVEY.
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DN1328 STATION RECOVERY (1995)
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DN1328''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1995
DN1328''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
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DN1328 STATION RECOVERY (1998)
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DN1328''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1998
DN1328''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION."

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank- Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Standpipe Tank County: Denton Co. TX USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Denton West 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: DN1328 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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