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Establishment of Topographical Bureau

When: 1818
Where: unconfirmed
Part of: Topographical Bureau of the U.S. War Department established

A separate Topographical Bureau was established within the U.S. War Department in 1818. The specific date and location are unconfirmed by supplied passages.

The legacy row indicates the establishment of a separate Topographical Bureau in 1818. However, the supplied passages do not confirm the specific date of August 1, 1818, or the location of Washington D.C. The War Department was a civilian agency, and sub-departments were created to accommodate expansion, later reformed into bureaus.

Sources

United States Department of War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16

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