Campsite of the U.S. Survey Team Sept. 10-21, 1825

Campsite of the U.S. Survey Team Sept. 10-21, 1825 (HM18OV)

Location: Dodge City, KS 67801 Ford County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 47.371', W 100° 11.85'

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Camping near this location Sept. 10, 1825, the survey team remained through September 21 waiting for a courier with information from the U.S. Government as to how to proceed further. West of the 100th meridian which surveyor Joseph Brown mistakingly identified being at this point and south of the Arkansas River was Mexican territory where the survey team had no permission to enter. Receiving no such information, the team was divided with commissioner George Sibley, surveyor Brown, interpreter William Williams, nine men and Sibley's servant Abram continuing on with the survey. The other two commissioners, Benjamin Reeves and and Thomas Mather with secretary Archibald Gamble and the rest of the team returned to Missouri.
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HM NumberHM18OV
Series This marker is part of the Santa Fe Trail series
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Date Added Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 12:23pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 394560 N 4183137
Decimal Degrees37.78951667, -100.19750000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 47.371', W 100° 11.85'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 47' 22.26" N, 100° 11' 51.00" W
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Area Code(s)620
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200-228 Unnamed Road, Dodge City KS 67801, US
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