BL0382 F3 -- Liberty TX
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N 30° 03.600 W 094° 47.783
15R E 326833 N 3326793
A cool old Texas Department of Reclamation disk from the 1930s, at the courthouse in Liberty TX
Waymark Code: WMVEWB
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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This interesting disk is located at the east entrance to the Liberty County Courthouse in downtown Liberty TX.

From the Datasheet: (visit link)

"BL0382 DESIGNATION - F 3
BL0382 PID - BL0382
BL0382 STATE/COUNTY- TX/LIBERTY
BL0382 USGS QUAD - LIBERTY
BL0382
BL0382 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
BL0382 ___________________________________________________________________
BL0382* NAD 83(1986)- 30 03 36. (N) 094 47 47. (W) SCALED
BL0382* NAVD 88 - 10.751 (meters) 35.27 (feet) ADJUSTED
BL0382 ___________________________________________________________________
BL0382
BL0382_MARKER: DD = SURVEY DISK
BL0382_SETTING: 30 = BALUSTER
BL0382_STAMPING: F 3 36.107
BL0382_STABILITY: D = MARK OF QUESTIONABLE OR UNKNOWN STABILITY
BL0382
BL0382 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
BL0382 HISTORY - UNK MONUMENTED
BL0382 HISTORY - 1972 POOR NGS
BL0382 HISTORY - 1987 GOOD NGS
BL0382 HISTORY - 1988 POOR USPSQD
BL0382 HISTORY - 1989 GOOD USPSQD
BL0382 HISTORY - 1990 POOR USPSQD
BL0382 HISTORY - 19960801 GOOD USPSQD
BL0382
BL0382 STATION DESCRIPTION
BL0382
BL0382''DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1972
BL0382''IN LIBERTY.
BL0382''AT LIBERTY, ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF MAIN STREET, BETWEEN SAM HOUSTON
BL0382''AND TRINITY AVENUES, AT THE EAST ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 55
BL0382''FEET WEST OF THE WEST CURBLINE OF MAIN STREET, AT THE NORTH END OF THE
BL0382''ENTRANCE STEPS, AND IN TOP OF THE CONCRETE BALUSTER, ABOUT 2 1/2 FEET
BL0382''ABOVE THE LEVEL OF MAIN STREET. A TEXAS RECLAMATION DEPARTMENT DISK.
BL0382
BL0382 STATION RECOVERY (1987)
BL0382
BL0382''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1987
BL0382''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE 1972 DESCRIPTION IS ADEQUATE, EXCEPT
BL0382''THE CONDITION WAS REPORTED AS POOR.
BL0382
BL0382 STATION RECOVERY (1988)
BL0382
BL0382''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1988 (CTA)
BL0382''MARK RECOVERED IN POOR CONDITION.
BL0382
BL0382 STATION RECOVERY (1989)
BL0382
BL0382''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1989 (MA)
BL0382''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
BL0382
BL0382 STATION RECOVERY (1990)
BL0382
BL0382''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1990 (CTA)
BL0382''MARK RECOVERED IN POOR CONDITION.
BL0382
BL0382 STATION RECOVERY (1996)
BL0382
BL0382''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1996
BL0382''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION."
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: F 3

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): Texas Reclamation Department

Monumentation type: Survey Mark

County: Liberty County TX

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Liberty

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: BL0382

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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