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United States boundaries and miles from Maine to California
The article promotes Bulletin 817 of the United States Geological Survey by Edward M. Douglas outlining the country’s boundaries and geographic extremes. It explains circle tours and total miles, lists extreme points, and describes historic boundary changes from colonial to early statehood, with examples like the Mason and Dixon line and Virginia’s charter.
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Elmo Scott Watson
United States Government Printing Office
Washington
United States Geological Survey
United States
Edward M. Douglas
United States of America
Greenland
India
Point Barrow
Alaska
Rose Inlet
Antarctic
England
Palm End Place
Pole
Great Lakes
Cape Alva
Wash
Pacific
Mexican
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Atlantic Ocean
West Quoddy Head
Cape Flattery
Miami
Mount Whitney
Inyo
Tulare County
California
Death Valley
Iova
Southwick
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Panhandle
Missouri
Minnesota
Lake of the Woods
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Lord Gallimore
Feno
Mthode Island
Brome
Suprema Court of the
Daniel Webster
Rufus Choate
Choate
Virginia