USC&GS 509, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 8Nuts MotherGoose
N 26° 28.940 W 097° 47.260
14R E 620833 N 2929671
A benchmark at the Willacy County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WM9B1N
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1951 IN RAYMONDVILLE. AT RAYMONDVILLE, WILLACY COUNTY, 0.2 MILE WEST OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES STATION, AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 9 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER, AND 2 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK. A STATE SURVEY STANDARD DISK, STAMPED 509 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST ABOUT FLUSH WITH THE GROUND.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 509

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)

County: Willacy

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Raymondville

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: AB0380

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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