The second of two tall tin man style water towers on board the VA hospital at Waco, this tower features the current VA logo and is listed as NGS benchmark BZ1281 by the US National Geodetic Survey.
From the NGS Datasheet: (
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"BZ1281 DESIGNATION - WACO VETERANS HOSP WATER TANK
BZ1281 PID - BZ1281
BZ1281 STATE/COUNTY- TX/MCLENNAN
BZ1281 USGS QUAD - WACO WEST (1984)
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BZ1281 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
BZ1281 ___________________________________________________________________
BZ1281* NAD 83(1993)- 31 30 41.39885(N) 097 10 04.96158(W) ADJUSTED
BZ1281* NAVD 88 -
BZ1281 ___________________________________________________________________
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BZ1281_MARKER: 53 = ELEVATED TANK
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BZ1281 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
BZ1281 HISTORY - 1943 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
BZ1281 HISTORY - 19910424 GOOD USPSQD
BZ1281 HISTORY - 19950715 GOOD USPSQD
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BZ1281 STATION DESCRIPTION
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BZ1281''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 (PLB)
BZ1281''THIS INTERSECTION STATION IS THE WATER TANK OF THE VETERANS
BZ1281''HOSPITAL LOCATED ABOUT 4 MILES S OF THE CENTER OF WACO.
BZ1281''IT IS ON THE SW CORNER OF THE GROUNDS AND ACROSS STREET FROM
BZ1281''ENTRANCE TO WACO GLASS BOTTLE PLANT. IT IS A 4-LEGGED STEEL
BZ1281''STRUCTURE PAINTED GREY 125 FEET HIGH WITH A BALL AND RED LIGHT
BZ1281''ON CENTER OF ROOF. POINT OBSERVED ON WAS THE BALL ON APEX
BZ1281''OF ROOF.
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BZ1281 STATION RECOVERY (1991)
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BZ1281''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1991 (GGB)
BZ1281''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
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BZ1281 STATION RECOVERY (1995)
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BZ1281''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1995
BZ1281''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.