Record #:

31021

Author(s):

Lucas, Wade

Abstract:

Although the subject of much speculation, the three granite slabs on Capitol Square were erected in 1853 to form the Raleigh Longitude Station. It is one of the earliest survey markers to be established in North Carolina by the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 18 Issue 10, March 1961, p7, 30, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Surveys