A National Ocean Service benchmark used to determine elevations. The designation National Ocean Service indicates this bench mark was set after the Coast and Geodetic Survey was absorbed into NOAA.
Image ID: cgs00886, NOAA's Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey (C&GS) Collection Credit: NOAA/NOS/Office of Coast Survey • High Resolution Photo Available
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