Abstracts of horizontal angles, 1889-1915.

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Abstracts of horizontal angles, 1889-1915.

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To establish accurate Massachusetts town boundaries, and eventually interstate boundaries as well, beginning in 1885 the Topographical Survey Commission (replaced in this function in 1901 by the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners) sent out field teams to establish and describe triangulation stations and to set monuments designating boundary lines. These volumes of abstracts of horizontal angles are based on field notebooks of the survey teams. Computations were verified, adjusted, and prepared by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.

1.77 cubic ft. (20 v. and 4 file folders in 1 record center carton and 2 doc. boxes)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Massachusetts. Topographical Survey Commission.

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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...