AG9968 Richland Ch Spire SEC -- St John Richland Church, Pflugerville TX
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N 30° 25.391 W 097° 32.031
14R E 640810 N 3366591
An intersection station identified by the US Geological Survey on the spire of St John Richland Church outside of Pflugerville TX
Waymark Code: WMTK90
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/03/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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The tall spire of St John Church in the tiny community of Richland near Pflugerville is an NGS benchmark.

From the NGS Datasheet:

"AG9968 DESIGNATION - RICHLAND CH SPIRE SEC
AG9968 PID - AG9968
AG9968 STATE/COUNTY- TX/TRAVIS
AG9968 USGS QUAD - PFLUGERVILLE EAST (1988)
AG9968

AG9968_MARKER: 90 = CHURCH SPIRE
AG9968
AG9968 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
AG9968 HISTORY - 1954 FIRST OBSERVED USGS
AG9968
AG9968 STATION DESCRIPTION
AG9968
AG9968''DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1954
AG9968''RICHLAND EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IS ABOUT 6 MI. N. OF
AG9968''MANOR, IT IS A LARGE WHITE WOODEN STRUCTURE WITH A SMALL
AG9968''SPIRE ON THE SW. CORNER OF THE BUILDING AND THE LARGEST
AG9968''SPIRE ON THE NW. CORNER.
AG9968''MARK--CROSS AT TOP OF TALLEST SPIRE NW. PART OF BUILDING."
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: -blank-

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Church Spire

County: Travis

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Pflugerville East

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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NGS PID: AG9968

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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