GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
\d͡ʒˌɪəlˈɒd͡ʒɪkə͡l sˈɜːve͡ɪ], \dʒˌɪəlˈɒdʒɪkəl sˈɜːveɪ], \dʒ_ˌɪ__ə_l_ˈɒ_dʒ_ɪ_k_əl s_ˈɜː_v_eɪ]\
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The U. S. Geological Survey was established by Congress in March, 1879, as a bureau of the Department of the Interior. The interior surveys, topographical and geological, heretofore carried on by other Government agencies, were confided to it.
By John Franklin Jameson
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.