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The Lewis and Clark expedition and the USGS

http://www.usgs.gov/features/lewisandclark.html

Because of its origin in natural resource surveys and the similarity of the USGS mission to Thomas Jefferson's charge to Meriwether Lewis, the USGS can be seen as the organizational successor to Lewis and Clark.

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Cartography, Earth sciences, Natural resource exploration

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