USGS Pipe Cap S-24, Texas - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

1/1/1957 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1957 IN MARFA. AT MARFA, 138 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE TEXAS AND NEW ORLEANS RAILROAD STATION, AT THE MARFA STATE BANK, 34 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF EL PASO STREET, 21 FEET WEST OF THE WEST CURB OF HIGHLAND STREET WHICH IS ALSO STATE HIGHWAY 17, 7 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE BANK, 10 INCHES NORTH OF THE NORTH FACE OF THE BUILDING, RIVETED ON THE TOP OF A 3 INCH IRON PIPE WHICH PROJECTS 5 INCHES ABOVE THE SIDEWALK. NOTE-- MARFA IS NO LONGER VISIBLE IN THE STAMPING. IT HAS BEEN RUBBED OFF BY PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.

1/1/1981 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1981 IN MARFA, AT THE JUNCTION OF EL PASO AND HIGHLAND STREETS, AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE MARFA PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSN. BUILDING, 10.4 METERS (34.0 FT) SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF EL PASO STREET, 6.4 METERS (21.0 FT) WEST OF THE WEST CURB OF HIGHLAND STREET, 2.1 METERS (7.0 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING, AND 0.2 METER (0.8 FT) NORTH OF THE NORTH FACE OF THE BUILDING. THE MARK IS 0.3 M ABOVE THE STREET.

Note: The "MARFA PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSN. BUILDING" referred to in the 1981 recovery notes, is now (2008) the Architecture Office of the Judd Foundation.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: blank Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type) County: Presidio USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Marfa, USGS Marfa (TX) Topo Map Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: BQ0121, DESIGNATION = "S-24 (not viisible), elev = 4692.130 FT 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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