ppt课件-电源点介绍历史美国 s.g.s（ power point presentation- historyof u. s. g. s）.pptVIP

History of U.S.G.S Established on March 3, 1879 President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill appropriating money for “sundry civil expenses.” Sundry civil expenses? The sundry civil expenses included a brief section in the bill establishing a new agency called USGS It was charged with several responsibilities. 1. the classification of the public lands -[Note: this started with the Land Ordinance survey of 1785..] 2. examination of geological structures, 3. mineral resources and, 4. products of the national domain. such as agriculture, industry, etc. Early USGS Earliest geological surveys