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Bath native Henry Gannett shaped polar exploration lore
Bath born geographer Henry Gannett of the Geological Survey has long led in geographic naming and exploration. The Harvard Bowdoin alum helped standardize United States map nomenclature and led work on surveys of the West and Yellowstone. His family and Bath ties anchor a career spanning Hayden expeditions and debates over Peary and the North Pole.
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