Photographs of Massachusetts boundary markers, 1898-1914.

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Photographs of Massachusetts boundary markers, 1898-1914.

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To establish accurate Massachusetts town boundaries, beginning in 1885 the Topographical Survey Commission in conjunction with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (but replaced in this function in 1901 by the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners) sent out field teams to set monuments marking or re-marking angles and corners of town boundary lines in a uniform system. These photographs were made by the survey teams to supplement written descriptions and computations of the geographic positions of the markers.

5.64 cubic ft. (ca. 2350 photographs ; 13 x 18 cm. in 94 boxes)1.62 cubic ft. (ca. 245 photographs : glass photonegative ; 13 x 18 cm. in 27 boxes)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners of Massachusetts

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The Topographical Survey Commission was created in Massachusetts per Resolves 1884, c 72, and during its existence had a mandate to carry out two projects: preparation of a contour topographical map of the state in conjunction with the U.S. Geological Survey, and with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1884-1887) to produce a town boundary survey (the determination by triangulation of boundary lines of cities and towns) starting in 1885. Additional legislation was initiated to auth...

Massachusetts. Topographical Survey Commission.

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U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey

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