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Subject:        Re: Fw: T - symbol on topographic maps
Date:   Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:30:20 -0400
From:   Cheryl R O'Brien <[log in to unmask]>
To:     [log in to unmask]
CC:     Robert A Bier <[log in to unmask]>
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The Bat Cave, NC 1:24,000-scale topographic  map was made by the
Tennessee Valley Authority and the symbol that they used isn't in USGS
specifications. We  contacted TVA and they said that it is some type of
transmission line, probably a telephone line. They used the symbol in
early mapping before they determined that it was impossible to keep up
with all of the transmission lines.

Cheryl O'Brien

U.S. Geological Survey

507 National Center

12201 Sunrise Valley Dr.

Reston, VA  20192

(888) ASK-USGS

(703) 648-5929

Fax: (703) 648-5548

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From:   Robert A Bier/RGIO/USGS/DOI
To:     Cheryl R O'Brien/RGIO/USGS/DOI@USGS
Date:   10/13/2009 11:20 AM
Subject:        Fw: T - symbol on topographic maps


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Here is the original list-serve e-mail.



Bob Bier

Chief - Public Services

950 National Center; Room 1D-100

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive

Reston, VA 20192



703-648-6207
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Date:   10/12/2009 04:20 PM
Subject:        T - symbol on topographic maps
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Subject:        T T T T T T T
Date:   Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:20:10 -0500
From:   Mike Flannigan <[log in to unmask]>
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I just saw this on a 7.5' topo map in
North Carolina (T T T T T T T):
http://terraserverusa.com/map.aspx?t=2&s=12&lon=-82.33250&lat=35.47211&opt=1
<http://terraserverusa.com/map.aspx?t=2&s=12&lon=-82.33250&lat=35.47211&opt=1>

Sure looks like telephone poles to me, but that
symbol is not on the Topo Map Symbols (Part 5)
that I have.  Anybody know what those T's are?



Mike Flannigan