Y170 U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark, Texas City, TX
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jhuoni
N 29° 23.545 W 094° 53.598
15R E 316276 N 3252953
This benchmark was placed 11 years BEFORE the "Texas City Disaster."
Waymark Code: WMYC8G
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2018
Views: 1
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark
(Stamping) Y170 ELEV. 12.480 FT 1936
PID : AW1636
Name : Y 170
Elev Source : VERTCON
Elev Order : None
Pos Source : HD_HELD2
Pos Order : None
Ortho Ht : 3.06
Ellip Ht : None
I just hate the NGS directions and WHY do they have to be in all CAPS?
Corner of Bay Street North and Dike Road. In the sidewalk leading up to the seawall. When I found it, it was circled in white paint and had an arrow pointing to it.
OR
01/01/1973 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1973 0.8 MI NE FROM TEXAS CITY. ABOUT 0.3 MILE NORTH ALONG LOOP 197 (6TH STREET N), FROM THE POST OFFICE AT TEXAS CITY, THENCE 0.5 MILE EAST ALONG EIGHTH AVENUE NORTH, ABOUT 20 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE AVENUE AND THE BEGINNING OF THE TEXAS CITY DIKE RD., 56 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF BAY STREET NORTH, 2 1/2 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF BAY STREET NORTH, AND 1 FOOT BELOW THE LEVEL OF TEXAS CITY DIKE RD.
The following information is being included to show that USGS is now using Geocaching data for History. (GEOCAC)
Date Condition Report By
1936 MONUMENTED CGS
1973 GOOD NGS
1978 GOOD NGS
1986 GOOD NGS
1987 GOOD USPSQD
1988 GOOD USPSQD
1989 GOOD USPSQD
1990 GOOD USPSQD
1991 GOOD USPSQD
19990828 GOOD USPSQD
20020310 GOOD USPSQD
20031216 GOOD USPSQD
20050607 GOOD USPSQD
20121230 GOOD GEOCAC
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: Y170
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Texas City, Galveston County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Texas City (1994)
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: AW1636
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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