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The Wind River meridian, established in 1875, is one of the
principal meridian A principal meridian is a meridian used for survey control in a large region. Canada The Dominion Land Survey of Western Canada took its origin at the First (or Principal) Meridian, located at 97°27′28.41″ west of Greenwich, just west of ...
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Wyoming Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...
.Part 5: Public Land Survey System Standards for USGS and USDA Forest Service Single Edition Quadrangle Maps (5/03)
/ref> The initial point is near Fort Washakie, Wyoming.


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List of principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States The following are the principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States, with the year established and a brief summary of what areas' land surveys are based on each. List of meridians Primarily from the United States Governm ...


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* * * * Meridians and base lines of the United States Named meridians Geography of Wyoming 1875 establishments in Wyoming Territory {{wyoming-geo-stub