Data Description

Historical Feature (point)

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal standard for geographic nomenclature in support of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The Historical Features layer (HISTORICAL_FEATURE) in the GNIS Web Map Service contains all features of all Feature Classes that have been designated historical. A historical feature is one that no longer exists on the landscape/seascape. The term makes no reference to the age, size, use, population or any other factor. See http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/feature_class.htm for feature class values and definitions. The HISTORICAL_FEATURE250 layer contains large features designated by the Geographic Names Office as ones that should be labeled on maps or displays with a scale of 1:250,000. See http://geonames.usgs.gov for additional information.

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