Alexander Bache U.S. Coast Survey Line Explained

Alexander Bache U.S. Coast Survey Line
Location:	8377 State Cabin Rd., Edisto Island, South Carolina
Coordinates:	32.5056°N -80.3103°W
Added:	October 5, 2007
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	07001082

Alexander Bache U.S. Coast Survey Line is a historic geodetic survey line located at Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. This base line was surveyed by Alexander Dallas Bache and his assistants during January 1850 as part of their work with the United States Coast Survey. They buried granite blocks at each endpoint and then placed a granite monument on top of each block.^{[1] [2]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lindsay Crawford and Al Hester . Alexander Bache U.S. Coast Survey Line. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . February 2007. 2014-08-01.
2. Web site: Alexander Bache U.S. Coast Survey Line, Charleston County (8377 State Cabin Rd., Edisto Island). National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 2014-08-01.