Topographic Map of Fredricksburg VA

The USGS commandeered the mapping of the country in 1879. It has been the seminal civilian mapping agency of the U.S since that time. The best known The most common USGS maps are the 1:24,000-scale topographic maps, which are layed out in 7.5-minute quadrangles.







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