U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Triangulation Station DN1260 - Whitesboro, TX - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

In 1974, US 82 was re-routed north of here, and this stretch of highway is Texas SH 56. The disk is very easy to locate, so long as you're standing east of the Whitesboro Welcome Sign, and note that the disk is a little closer to E Main Street (north) than it is to SH 56.

Be on the lookout also for one of the Reference Marks, in the same triangle, a bit south of the Triangulation Station Disk. While the stone into which it was mounted is intact, unfortunately, just the stem remains today.

Documented History (by the NGS)

01/01/1955 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1955 (RLE) THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE EASTERN PART OF WHITESBORO ON THE NORTH SIDE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 82, IN A TRIANGULAR PLOT OF GROUND WHICH IS THE PROPERTY OF THE TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION. THE STATION IS 70 FEET SOUTH OF THE JUNCTION OF EAST MAIN STREET AND A GRAVELED ROAD, 87 FEET NORTH OF CENTER OF U.S. HIGHWAY 82. THE MARK IS STAMPED WHITESBORO 1955 AND PROJECTS 1 INCH. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS 26 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER OF U.S. HIGHWAY 82 AND 132 FEET SOUTH OF THE JUNCTION OF EAST MAIN STREET AND GRAVELED ROAD. THE MARK IS STAMPED WHITESBORO NO 1 1955 AND IS SET FLUSH. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS 55 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER OF U.S. HIGHWAY 82 AND 85 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST MAIN STREET AND GRAVELED ROAD. THE MARK IS STAMPED WHITESBORO NO 2 1955 AND PROJECTS 1 INCH. AZIMUTH MARK IS 1 FOOT SOUTH OF FENCE, 29 FEET WEST OF CENTER OF GRAVELED ROAD, 4 FEET WEST OF FENCE AND 4 FEET WEST OF WITNESS POST. THE MARK IS STAMPED WHITESBORO 1955 AND PROJECTS 2 INCHES. TO REACH STATION SITE FROM THE CITY HALL BUILDING IN WHITESBORO, GO EAST ON EAST MAIN STREET TO WHERE U.S. HIGHWAY 82 BEARS RIGHT AND GOES UNDER UNDERPASS, CONTINUE EAST ON EAST MAIN STREET FOR 0.08 MILE TO T JUNCTION WITH GRAVELED ROAD AND STATION ON RIGHT AS DESCRIBED. TO REACH AZIMUTH MARK, GO NORTH FROM STATION ON GRAVELED ROAD FOR 0.5 MILE TO MARK ON LEFT AS DESCRIBED.

01/01/1957 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1957 (JH) STATION AND REFERENCE MARKS NO. 1 AND NO. 2 WERE RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION AS DESCRIBED. DIRECTIONS FOR PROCEEDING TO STATION SITE ARE CORRECT.

12/01/1978 by USGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1978 (WEK) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

11/11/1995 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1995 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: WHITESBORO Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk County: Grayson USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Whitesboro 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: DN1260 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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