U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Benchmark DN1212 - Preston, TX
N 33° 52.968 W 096° 37.896
14S E 719039 N 3751686
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Benchmark DN1212, located between the northern terminus of Preston Rd (Preston Bend Rd) and Lake Texoma, Preston, TX. The disk is difficult to see, set in a small piece of concrete, with the remains of a pipe.
Waymark Code: WMG241
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2013
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Disk is actually a Reference Mark (No.1) for triangulation station PRESTON (DN1206). Information from the Datasheet for PRESTON is as follows:
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1955 (WRH)
THE STATION IS LOCATED AIRLINE, ABOUT 9 MILES NORTH OF POTTSBORO AND ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF DENISON ON THE NORTHEAST END OF A PENINSULA WHICH RUNS NORTHEASTERLY INTO LAKE TEXOMA.
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THE USED MARK (R.M. 1) IS A BRONZE TABLET STAMPED SR 3 S-5.11990 680680 SET IN TOP OF A 6-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT WHICH PROJECTS ABOUT 5 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND AND IS ABOUT THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE STATION. IT IS 13 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE OBSERVATION TOWER AND 30 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE DIRT ROAD.
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TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF FARM ROAD 131 AND FARM ROAD 120 IN POTTSBORO, GO NORTH ON FARM ROAD 120 FOR 2.9 MILES TO THE ALLEN GROCERY STORE IN FINK. CONTINUE NORTH ON FARM ROAD 120 FOR 2.1 MILES TO A T-ROAD. TURN RIGHT AND GO EAST AND THEN NORTHERLY FOR 4.3 MILES TO A T-ROAD. TURN RIGHT AND GO EAST FOR 0.15 MILE TO A T-FENCE CORNER ON THE LEFT, NORTH SIDE AND THE AZIMUTH MARK. CONTINUE EAST FOR 0.6 MILE TO A WHITE WITNESS POST ON THE RIGHT, SOUTH SIDE AND THE STATION.