AB0784 - V871 Mercedes, TX - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Mark is found about 200 feet west of coordinates given in the NGS web site. The discription is accurate.
WARNING: The area around the benchmark is overgrown with grasses. The edge of the culvert can not be seen. If you step off the edge of the culvert, it is a 4-5 ft drop.

RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1981 2.1 KM (1.3 MI) EAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 83 BUSINESS FROM THE JUNCTION OF FARM ROAD 491 NORTH IN MERCEDES, 1.6 KM (1.0 MI) WEST OF FARM ROAD 1425 NORTH, IN THE TOP OF THE NORTH HEADWALL OF A CONCRETE CULVERT UNDER THE HIGHWAY, 9.1 METERS (30.0 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY, 91.4 METERS (300.0 FT) EAST OF A PAVED ROAD LEADING NORTH, 15.2 METERS (50.0 FT) SOUTH OF THE SOUTH RAIL OF THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD, 0.15 METERS (0.5 FT) EAST OF THE WEST END OF THE HEADWALL.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: V871 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Hidalgo USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Mercedes 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: AB0784 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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