As European-American settlement pushed west in the early 19th Century, various areas were set aside across the country for the Native American tribes….
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Discovery on Grizzly Peak
When First Lieutenant Montgomery M. Macomb arrived in Carson City, Nevada, from Washington D.C., on July 28, 1878, his assigned survey crew from…
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Survey Valley
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The Gold Tree
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06.25.2016
Comparing Two Brickkilns
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11.28.2015
Talbert Abrams—The Father of Aerial Photogrammetry
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Meades Ranch
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04.05.2015
When Bench Marks & Section Corners Collide
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06.29.2014
The McShane Corner
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05.02.2014
The Early Vertical Datums of the U. S. Geological Survey
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