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Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler
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By Craig Swain, August 18, 2011 | |
| | | 1. Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler Marker | | |
Inscription. (Center Plaque):
Ferdinand Rudolph
Hassler
October 7, 1770 - November 20, 1843The first superintendent of the United States' survey of the coast, founded in 1807, led America's efforts in establishing the geodetic framework for all land measurement and hydrographic surveys of the young nation. He directed the founding of standards for weights and measures in the United States. Today, these efforts are reflected in the sciences of NOAA's National Ocean Service and in the work of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce.
(Left Side Plaque):
National Oceanic
and Atmospheric
Administration
U.S. Department of
CommerceThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce includes in its organization the National Ocean Service which has within its mission the work of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. Today, NOAA charts the nation's waterways, provides for the national spacial reference system for precise mapping and charting, and produces aeronautical charts for the nation's airways.
(Right Side Plaque):
U.S. Coast and
Geodetic Survey
National Ocean ServiceThe Geodetic Control Station Hassler was established by NOAA's Coast and Geodetic Survey to honor | | | | 
By Craig Swain, August 18, 2011 | |
| | | 2. Center Plaque | | |
its first superintendent. The station, a bronze disk stamped Hassler 1993, is located in the granite post in the center of this park. It is one of approximately 1,000,000 stations throughout the United States which comprise the National Spatial Reference System. These stations form the basis for latitude, longitude, elevation, and gravity measurements in the United States.
Location. 38° 59.565′ N, 77° 1.87′ W. Marker is in Silver Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker is on East West Highway, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Located between the Silver Spring Metro Campus 2 building and a parking garage. Marker is in this post office area: Silver Spring MD 20910, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Silver Spring (approx. ¼ mile away); The ‘Mayor’ of Silver Spring (approx. ¼ mile away); Springing Up (approx. ¼ mile away); A Community Grows (approx. ¼ mile away); Blair Mansion: Silver Spring / Blair Station Post Office (approx. ¼ mile away); A Downtown is Born (approx. 0.3 miles away); Heat Up, Cool Down (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jubal Early’s Raid on Washington (approx. half a mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Silver Spring.
Also see . . . Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler. NOAA page discussing Hassler's achievements and contributions. (Submitted on April 15, 2012, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
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By Craig Swain, August 18, 2011 | |
| | | 3. Left Side Plaque | | |
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By Craig Swain, August 18, 2011 | |
| | | 4. Right Side Plaque | | |
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By Craig Swain, August 18, 2011 | |
| | | 5. Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler | | |
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By Craig Swain, August 18, 2011 | |
| | | 6. Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler Marker | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on April 15, 2012, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 154 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 15, 2012, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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