TEXAS LOOKOUTS
WECHES
Houston County
Texas Forest Service
Texas Forest Service
DESIGNATION - WECHES
PID - BY2718
STATE/COUNTY- TX/HOUSTON
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - WECHES (1973)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 (FBQ)
STATION IS LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE OF WECHES AT THE SITE OF
THE WECHES LOOKOUT TOWER ON LAND OWNED BY THE STATE. IT IS
62.2 FEET W OF THE NW LEG OF THE LOOKOUT TOWER, 25 FEET NE OF
A ROAD TO A FARMHOUSE AND 3.6 FEET S OF A WHITE REFERENCE POST.
IT IS STAMPED WECHES 1942, AND PROJECTS 4 INCHES.
STATION RECOVERY (1975)
DESC IS GOOD EXCEPT THE OLD WOOD LOOKOUT TOWER IS NOW GONE AND
A STEEL ONE HAS REPLACED IT ABOUT 10 FEET TO THE EAST OF USGS BM
L32, 1943.