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Article: SMITHSONIAN EXHIBIT CELEBRATES 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF NOAA PREDECESSOR

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July 26, 2007
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The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration issued the following press release:

Every day, cruise ships sail from New Orleans; coal ships deliver to power plants along the shores of the Great Lakes; crabbing boats harvest Alaskan king crab in the Bering Sea; and weekenders prepare their boats for leisurely afternoons on the Lake Pontchartrain. Each one of these mariners uses the resources of NOAA's Navigation Services to safely navigate U.S. coastal waters.

In recognition of the landmark 200th anniversary of the establishment of the Survey of the Coast, NOAA and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service have created the exhibit, "From ...

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