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Weights and Measures Control

When: 1836
Where: Office of Weights and Measures
Part of: U.S. Coast Survey re-established under the Treasury Department

The Office of Weights and Measures was placed under the Coast Survey's control in 1836, expanding its scientific mandate.

Ferdinand Hassler, who had become the first Superintendent of Weights and Measures beginning in November 1830, saw his unit integrated into the Coast Survey. This gave the agency responsibility for standardizing weights and measures nationwide, a role it held until 1901.

Sources

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

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