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Title: National Museum of Surveying

The National Museum of Surveying is a museum founded in 1989 and now located in Springfield, Illinois. The museum was located in the Lansing, Michigan, and it was the oldest museum in the Western Hemisphere dedicated solely to Surveying. The museum moved to Springfield, Illinois to be in the home of [Abraham Lincoln], a surveyor. The National Museum of Surveying is a not for profit, and it officially opened September 24, 2010. The museum focuses on the human story of surveying. Currently, the museum has three main galleries. The first gallery houses a NCEES exhibit room devoted to teaching the craft of surveying. The room plays various movies related to surveying along with showing the evolution of George Washington's River Farm. The second gallery houses the history of surveying exhibit. This exhibit is a mixture of artifacts, murals, and pictures that highlights the national history of surveying in America. The last gallery houses the Science ona Sphere. The museum has a conference room overlooking the Old Illinois State Capitol. The museum has a

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-The '''Michigan Museum of Surveying''' is a museum founded in 1989 and located in [[Lansing, Michigan]].  It is the oldest museum in the [[Western Hemisphere]] dedicated solely to [[Surveying]].<ref>[http://www.amerisurv.com/content/view/4119/ The American Surveyor Magazine, 26 July 2007] accessed May 27, 2008</ref> Exhibits at the museum include implements of the trade, both modern and historical focusing in particular on contributions that land surveyors have made to the settlement and development of the state of Michigan.
+The '''National Museum of Surveying''' is a museum founded in 1989 and now located in [[Springfield, Illinois]].  The museum was located in the Lansing, Michigan, and it was the oldest museum in the [[Western Hemisphere]] dedicated solely to [[Surveying]]. The museum moved to Springfield, Illinois to be in the home of [Abraham Lincoln], a surveyor. The National Museum of Surveying is a not for profit, and it officially opened September 24, 2010. The museum focuses on the human story of surveying. Currently, the museum has three main galleries. The first gallery  houses a NCEES exhibit room devoted to teaching the craft of surveying. The room plays various movies related to surveying along with showing the evolution of George Washington's River Farm. The  second gallery houses the history of surveying exhibit. This exhibit is a mixture of artifacts, murals, and pictures that highlights the national history of surveying in America. The last gallery houses the Science ona  Sphere. The museum has a conference room overlooking the Old Illinois State Capitol. The museum has a
+The National Museum of Surveying
-The Michigan Museum of Surveying occupies a former [[power plant]] building constructed in 1923 for the Rickard Lumber Mill.  The neighboring Riverwalk Theatre and [[Impression 5 Science Center]] also occupy buildings of this former lumber mill.
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