APPENDIX II
TOPOGRAPHIC ABBREVIATIONS
A--Army
Aband--abandoned
AF--Air Force
AFB--Air Force Base
Ala-- Alabama
Alin--alinement
Alt--alternate
AMS--Army Map Service
Anc--ancient
Anch--anchorage
Approx--approximate
Apr--April
Arch--archipelago
Ariz--Arizona
Ark--Arkansas
ASE--Army Survey Establishment (Canada)
Aug-- August
Ave-- Avenue
B--bay
Bdry--boundary
Bk--brook
Bldg--building
Blvd--boulevard
BM--benchmark
Br--branch
Brg--bridge
Byp--bypass
C--cape
Calif--California
Cath--cathedral
CE--Corps of Engineers
Cem--cemetery
CG--Coast Guard
CH--courthouse
Ch--church
Chan--channel
Chy--chimney
Co--country
Col--college
Colo--Colorado
Comm--Commission
Conn--Connecticut
Const--construction
CR--crossroads
Cr--creek
Cus Ho--custom house
DC-- District of Columbia
Dec--December
Deg--degrees
Del--Delaware
Dept--department
Div--division
DSvy--Directorate of Military Surveys (Great Britian)
E--east
Elec--electric, electrified
Elev--elevated
Fd--ford
Feb--February
Fl--flood
Fla--Florida
Fld--field
Fm--fathom
For--forest
Ft--fort
Fy--ferry
G--gulf
Ga--Georgia
Gas--gasoline
GN--grid north
Govt--government
Grd--ground
GSGS--Geographic General Staff (Great Britain)
Hbr--harbor
Hosp--hospital
HS--high school
Hy--highway
I--island
Ill--Illinois
In--inlet
Ind--Indiana
Jan--January
Jul--July
Jun--June
Junc--junction
Kans--Kansas
Km--kilometer
Kn--knot
Ky--Kentucky
L--lake
La--Louisiana
Lat--latitude
Ldg--landing
LH--lighthouse
Long--longitude
M--meter (s)
Mag--magnetic
Mar--March
Mass--Massachusetts
Md--Maryland
Mi--mile (s)
Mich--Michigan
Mil--military
Min--minute (s)
Minn--Minnesota
Miss--Mississippi
Mo--Missouri
Mon--monument
Mont--Montana
Mt--mount, mountain
Mts--mountains
N--north
Natl--national
Nav--navigable
NC--North Carolina
N Dak--North Dakota
Nebr--Nebraska
Nev--Nevada
NH--New Hampshire
NJ--New Jersey
NMex--New Mexico
No--number
Nov--November
NY--New York
Obs--obstacle
Obstr--obstruction
Oct--October
Okla--Oklahoma
Oreg--Oregon
P--protractor point (pivot point)
Pa--Pennsylvania
Pen, Pena--peninsula
Pk--peak
Pky--parkway
PO--post Office
Pt--point
PT--Post and telegraph office
Quar--quarantine
Rd--road
Res--reservation
Res--reservoir
RI--Rhode Island
RR--railroad
Rs--radio station
Ry--railway
S--south
SC--South Carolina
Sch--School
S Dak--South Dakota
sec--second (s)
Sept--September
St--saint
St--street
Sta--station
Ste--sainte
Str--stream
Subm--submerged
T--telagraph office
Tel--telephone or telegraph line
Temp--temporary
Tenn--Tennessee
Tex -Texas
Tnpk--turnpike
Tr--tower
Univ--university
US--United States
USC&GS--United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
USDA--United State Department of Agriculture.
USFS--United States Forest service
USGS--United States Geological Survey.
USNHO United States Navy Hydrographic Office.
USIA United States Lake Survey
Va--Virginia
VABM--vertical angle benchmark
Vil--village
Vt--Vermont
W--West
Wash--Washington
Wdm--Windmill
Wis--Wisconsin
WM--water mill
WT--water tank, water tower
W Va--West Virginia
Wyo--Wyoming
Yd--yard
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