AO0557 - PAWNEE CATHOLIC CHURCH CUPOLA - Pawnee, TX
Posted by: Raven
N 28° 39.473 W 098° 00.220
14R E 597363 N 3170488
The top-center of the belfry of Pawnee's (Texas) Mission of Our Lady of Guadalupe catholic church -- located at the northern edge of a small rural South Texas town -- is an NGS benchmark ("AO0557").
Waymark Code: WMZC8G
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2018
Views: 2
As described by the CGS in 1952:
"LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROUTE 72 AND FARM ROAD 673 IN PAWNEE. THE BELFRY HAS A HEMISPHERICAL TOP PAINTED RED AND SURMOUNTED BY A WHITE CROSS. IT IS ON THE EAST END OF THE STUCCO CHURCH BUILDING AND IS ABOUT 40 FEET HIGH. THE TOP-CENTER OF THE CUPOLA WAS THE POINT OBSERVED ON."
The CGS description of the cupola -- including overall shape and height -- is still correct, and so are its street references. The benchmark in question -- its top and center -- is also still there as described.
The NGS' currently posted coordinates ("N 28 39 28.38554 W 098 00 13.19613", or "N 28° 39.473 W 098° 00.220") were in line with my observations while on site.
The station was recovered in good condition.
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Below are some basic additional facts, per the NGS database (with some editing for length): (
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AO0557 ***********************************************************************
AO0557 DESIGNATION - PAWNEE CATHOLIC CHURCH CUPOLA
AO0557 PID - AO0557
AO0557 STATE/COUNTY- TX/BEE
AO0557 COUNTRY - US
AO0557 USGS QUAD - PAWNEE (1965)
AO0557
AO0557 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
AO0557 ______________________________________________________________________
AO0557* NAD 83(1993) POSITION- 28 39 28.38554(N) 098 00 13.19613(W) ADJUSTED
AO0557 ______________________________________________________________________
AO0557
AO0557_MARKER: 86 = CUPOLA
AO0557
AO0557 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
AO0557 HISTORY - 1952 FIRST OBSERVED CGS