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Transfer to the Navy

When: 11 March 1834
Where: Executive Branch
Part of: United States Survey of the Coast transferred to the Department of the Navy

President Jackson transferred the Survey of the Coast from the Treasury to the Navy on March 11, 1834.

The transfer occurred shortly after the Survey resumed field work in April 1833. The move aimed to align surveying with naval navigation capabilities. However, the results under Navy authority were unsatisfactory, leading to a return to Treasury control in 1836.

Sources

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-09

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