Humboldt Meridian

Humboldt Meridian

The Humboldt Meridian in California, longitude 124° 08' west from Greenwich, intersects the base line on the summit of Mount Pierce, in latitude 40° 25' 12" north, and governs the surveys in the northwestern corner of California, lying west of the Coast Range of mountains, and north of township 5 south, of the Humboldt meridian system. [http://books.google.com/books?id=68I3AAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA458&ots=M2Qm8F2Eas&dq=humboldt+meridian&pg=PA458&ci=82,931,818,122&source=bookclip "Plane Surveying for Use in the Classroom and Field" By William Galt Raymond] ] . This principal meridian was established in 1853. [http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/nmpstds/acrodocs/draft/qmaps/5seqm503.pdf Part 5: Public Land Survey System Standards for USGS and USDA Forest Service Single Edition Quadrangle Maps (5/03)] ]

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