Buttermilk: The Oldest Surviving Survey Mark

Station BUTTERMILK, located at the tip of the pen in this photo, was originally set in 1833 by Ferdinand Hassler. It is the oldest surviving triangulation survey mark in the United States. The other mark in the image was set in 1932 by the U.S. Geological Survey.

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