Which type of legal description is this: "Plat of Block 28, Woodmen Heights Tract, recorded in Map Book 27, page 68, at the Eldor County Records Office"?

The statement describes a "Plat of Block 28, Woodmen Heights Tract, recorded in Map Book 27, page 68, at the Eldor County Records Office," which indicates a lot and block system of legal description. This system is commonly used in urban and suburban areas where subdivisions have been mapped out and recorded in public records.

In this context, the term "Plat" refers to a map that provides a layout of a subdivision or development. The use of "Block" and the specific reference to a recorded map book and page number are indicators that this is indeed a lot and block legal description. This method relies on a recorded plat to define the boundaries of the lot or block in relation to other surveyed parcels.

The other types of legal descriptions mentioned have distinct characteristics that differentiate them from the lot and block description. A benchmark refers to a point of known elevation, metes and bounds uses physical landmarks and measurements to define property boundaries, while the rectangular government survey divides land into townships and ranges based on a grid system. None of these systems incorporate the specific referencing to a recorded subdivision map like the lot and block method does, making the latter the correct choice.