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Show ALTITUDES IN GEORGIA 9 The exact attitudes of about 675 H marked points In Georgia aro given H In Bulletin 635, Issued by the Depart HJ ment of the Interior as determined by H spirit lovels run In connection with HJ tho United States Geological Survoy's flj topographic mapping. The highest HJ point in Georgia Is Brasstown Bald, HJ on tho line between Towns and Union Bl counties, 4,768 feet abovo mean sea HJ level. HJ The topographic maps published by HJ tho Survey show tho elevations of HJ points within the areas mapped to tho HJ nearest foot, but those given In tho Hj bulletins on spirit leveling aro exact U and arc especially valuable- to engl- H neers and surveyors, Thoso who havo H occasion to uso tho bench mark olo- H rations should refer to Bulletin 635, fl which may bo obtained tree ou ap- plication to tho Director of tho, Geo- logical Survoy at Washington, or should apply to tho Director of the Survoy for tho latost adjusted values using tho bench markings as identification identifi-cation numbers only, Tho Survey bulletins on spirit leveling, lev-eling, each covering ono or moro States when completed wllb form a valuablo sorlcs becauso tho elova-tlons elova-tlons of most of tho datum points are given In thousandths of u foot ' and the points aro so described and marked as to bo easily Identified, i i |
