U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Triangulation Station DN1386 - Forestburg, TX - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

As of this posting, it is very easy to locate this disk, simply by thinking "school" and "cattle guard." The current school is on the south side of FM 455, on the western part of town, and across the highway is an open cattle guard with no gate. There is a green sign indicating that the street number here is 16329 FM 455. There is room to park on either side of the entry to the cattle guard, or one can pull in, cross the cattle guard, and then pull over to the right to find the disk. It's maybe ten feet to the east of the center of the dirt road you used to cross the cattle guard. Alternately, stand on the west side of the cattle gate, and eyeball a pole to the northeast. Cross the cattle guard, making for the pole, and you'll reach the disk in less than a minute.

Documented History (by the NGS)

01/01/1956 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1956 (RLE) THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE WEST SIDE OF FORESTBURG 220 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE FORESTBURG SCHOOL AND 105 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER OF FARM ROAD 455. THE STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED FORESTBURG 1956 SET IN THE TOP OF A 10 BY 10 INCH CONCRETE POST WHICH IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED FORESTBURG NO 1 1956 SET IN THE TOP OF A 10 BY 10 INCH CONCRETE POST WHICH IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS SET AT THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE STATION. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED FORESTBURG NO 2 1956 SET IN THE TOP OF A 10 BY 10 INCH CONCRETE POST WHICH IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS SET AT THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE THE STATION. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE REFERENCE MARKS IS 91.20 FEET. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED FORESTBURG 1956 CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF A 3-FOOT SQUARE CONCRETE BASE ANCHORING THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY RADIO MAST. IT IS 5 FEET EAST OF THE GALVANIZED TRANSMITTER SHACK. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN FORESTBURG GO NORTH AND WEST FOR 0.45 MILES ON FARM ROAD 455 TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT. THE AZIMUTH MARK CAN BE REACHED BY CONTINUING 0.15 MILE TO A SIDE ROAD LEFT. TURN LEFT AND GO 0.3 MILE TO A WIRE GATE ON THE LEFT. TURN LEFT PASSING THROUGH THE GATE AND GO 0.1 MILE TO THE MARK IN THE BASE OF THE RADIO TOWER AS DESCRIBED.

01/01/1960 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1960 (HMP) STATION WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION AS DESCRIBED. DIRECTIONS FOR PROCEEDING TO STATION SITE ARE CORRECT.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: FORESTBURG Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk County: Montague USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Forestburg 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: DN1386 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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