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A Geographic Dictionary of Massachusetts

Description: A report designed to aid in finding any geographic feature upon the atlas sheets of Massachusetts which are published by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Date: 1894
Creator: Gannett, Henry
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Reconnaissance of Radioactive Rocks of Massachusetts

Description: Report discussing a geological examination of numbered federal and state highways and unnumbered roads in Massachusetts during the 1948 and 1949 field seasons to find radioactive rocks.
Date: December 1951
Creator: Johnson, Donald H.
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The Geology of Nantucket

Description: Letter of transmittal: I have the honor to transmit herewith a report on the geology of the island of Nantucket. This report embodies a portion of the work which I have done in connection with the general study of the Atlantic coast line. Although part of a much more extended inquiry, it seems well to publish the results contained in this memoir in advance of my general report for the reason that the region constitutes a distinctly bounded field and also because the problems considered in this … more
Date: 1889
Creator: Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate
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Estimating Highest Ground-Water Levels for Construction and Land Use Planning -- A Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Example

Description: From introduction: This report presents an estimating technique that could be employed, with certain adaptations, almost anywhere that high ground-water levels in sedimentary deposits may present construction planning problems such as design and safe use of septic tank drain fields, and design of foundations, basements, and roadways.
Date: September 1983
Creator: Frimpter, Michael H. & Fisher, Martha N.
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Coastal Flood of February 7, 1978 in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire

Description: From abstract: On February 6-8, 1978, New England was battered by one of the most severe winter storms of record. The storm produced record snowfall in many areas of Rhode Island and Massachusetts...This report contains data which document the flooding along parts of the New England coast. Elevations of 203 floodmarks in Massachusetts, 104 in Maine, and 46 in New Hampshire are given. Also included are some historical coastal flood data and a list of other storm-related studies.
Date: 1979
Creator: Gadoury, Russell A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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