BZ1277 Waco Glass Co Water tank -- Waco TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
N 31° 30.647 W 097° 10.212
14R E 673759 N 3487662
This tank at the Waco Glass Co. is located across the street from two similar water towers at the Waco VA hospital, one of which is also an NGS benchmark
Waymark Code: WMPWQR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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The Waco Glass Co. Tank is listed as benchmark BZ1277 by the US National Geodetic Survey.

It is located directly across the street from the west edge of the VA Hospital reservation in Waco.

From the NGS datasheet: (visit link)

"BZ1277 DESIGNATION - WACO GLASS CO WATER TANK
BZ1277 PID - BZ1277
BZ1277 STATE/COUNTY- TX/MCLENNAN
BZ1277 USGS QUAD - WACO WEST (1984)
BZ1277
BZ1277 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
BZ1277 ___________________________________________________________________
BZ1277* NAD 83(1993)- 31 30 38.87920(N) 097 10 13.05972(W) ADJUSTED
BZ1277* NAVD 88 -
BZ1277 ___________________________________________________________________
BZ1277
BZ1277_MARKER: 53 = ELEVATED TANK
BZ1277
BZ1277 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
BZ1277 HISTORY - 1943 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
BZ1277 HISTORY - 19910424 GOOD USPSQD
BZ1277 HISTORY - 19950715 GOOD USPSQD
BZ1277
BZ1277 STATION DESCRIPTION
BZ1277
BZ1277''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 (PLB)
BZ1277''THIS INTERSECTION STATION IS THE WATER TANK OF THE WACO GLASS
BZ1277''BOTTLE PLANT A DIVISION OF OWENS-ILLINOIS GLASS COMPANY LOCATED
BZ1277''ABOUT 4 MILES S OF THE CENTER OF WACO NEAR THE VETERANS
BZ1277''HOSPITAL. IT IS A 4-LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE PAINTED GREY
BZ1277''AND ABOUT 115 FEET HIGH LOCATED AT THE S END OF THE PLANT.
BZ1277''POINT OBSERVED ON, THE BALL ON THE APEX OF THE ROOF.
BZ1277
BZ1277 STATION RECOVERY (1991)
BZ1277
BZ1277''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1991 (GGB)
BZ1277''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
BZ1277
BZ1277 STATION RECOVERY (1995)
BZ1277
BZ1277''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1995
BZ1277''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

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Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Elevated Tank

County: McLennan Co.

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Waco West

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: BZ1277

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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