Borden Base Line
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borden-base-line-304-14852566
title:
Borden Base Line
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The Borden Base Line is a historic survey line running north–south through Hatfield and South Deerfield, Massachusetts. It was completed in 1831. It was designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1981. The baseline measurement was the first project of its kind undertaken in America, and essential for Massachusetts' pioneering Trigonometrical Survey, performed under chief engineer Robert Treat Paine. Its careful measurement was critical
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Historic survey line in Massachusetts
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borden_Base_Line
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2024-01-18T01:39:43Z
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