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Today the USGS turns 137 years young! On this day, March 3, 1879, the USGS was officially established by the 45th U.S. Congress just a few hours before the close of the final session. At the time, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed the bill appropriating the money for sundry civil expenses of the Federal Government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1879. In this photo, taken in August 1905, we see a USGS topographic leveling party, headed by R.A. Farmer on the slopes of Mount Whitney, California (elevation 14,500 feet). Photo by Department of Agriculture. Read more about the rich history of the USGS before and after 1879 at on.doi.gov/USGSHistory. |
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| Source | Happy 137th Birthday USGS! |
| Author | U.S. Geological Survey from Reston, VA, USA |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by U.S. Geological Survey at https://flickr.com/photos/27784370@N05/24838532994 (archive). It was reviewed on 19 January 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark. |
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This image is in the public domain in the United States because it only contains materials that originally came from the United States Geological Survey, an agency of the United States Department of the Interior. For more information, see the official USGS copyright policy.
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