W871 BM, AB0785, Mercades, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 8Nuts MotherGoose
N 26° 09.007 W 097° 54.586
14R E 608972 N 2892765
A Survey Marker on an irrigation canal.
Waymark Code: WM9AZJ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 0.3 MI E FROM MERCEDES. BENCH MARK IS AT THE EAST EDGE OF THE TOWN OF MERCEDES, ABOUT 0.3 MILE EAST OF THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD STATION, AND ABOUT 200.0 FEET SOUTH OF THE TRACKS. IT IS 27.0 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 83, SET HORIZONTALLY IN THE WEST ABUTMENT OF HIGHWAY BRIDGE OVER AN IRRIGATION CANAL.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: W871

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Hidalgo

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Mercades

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: AB0785

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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