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pl23_theb4307.jpg

Eddie Lyons digging a hole to set a mark

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Description

Eddie Lyons digging a hole to set a mark. In this area the soil was sand andgravel so a hole could be dug in about 15 minutes. The hole had to be madelarger than the monument because the sand would keep caving in.

Photographer

Mr. Benton Hickok

Display Date

1934 June

Location

Michigan, Bad Axe

Collection

Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey