This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Grand Canyon Laser Maps Record to Precision
The Grand Canyon hosts a high altitude laser mapping project by the Boston Museum of Science and National Geographic Society with the National Park Service. Dr Bradford Washburn leads a team measuring 100 square miles to produce a three inch to a mile map, using helium-neon laser, prisms, and theodolites to establish control points and render an unprecedented scale.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
The
National Park
Yaki Point
Washburn
U. S. Geological Survey
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Bradford Washburn
Boston Museum of Science
National Geographic Society
National Park Service
Angel Point
Wendell Mason
Boston
Harry R. Feldman, Inc
Mason
Yavapai Point
B.Q
Buddy’’ Cutshaw
Cutshaw
Questar