U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Benchmark DM1340 - Deport, TX - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The city's name is pronounced "DEE-port", named for Colonel Dee Thompson, whose final resting place is just up the road from here at Highland Cemetery. You'll find the water tower at the end of Main Street where it turns west to become Monroe Street. It's impossible to miss.

Documented History (by the NGS)

01/01/1951 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1951 (JCT) THE STATION IS LOCATED AT THE NORTH EDGE OF THE BUSINESS DISTRICT. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 90 FEET HIGH, HAS 4-LEGS AND IS PAINTED SILVER. THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE BALL ON TOP.

01/01/1957 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1957 (HWH) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION AS DESCRIBED. DIRECTIONS FOR PROCEEDING TO STATION SITE ARE CORRECT.

06/13/1995 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1995 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: DEPORT MUNICIPAL TANK Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Elevated Tank County: Lamar USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Deport Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: DM1340 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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