Episode 2 of 3
Congressional Revival of the Survey
- When
- 10 July 1832
- Where
- United States Congress
Congress passed legislation on July 10, 1832, renewing the 1807 law and returning the Survey to the Department of the Treasury.
The law extended the original statute's scope, placing coastal surveying responsibility back in the Survey of the Coast. It permitted the hiring of civilians to carry out the work, reversing the 1818 prohibition on civilian employment.
Sources
- United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-09
- Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-06
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