# US survey yards

> American unit of length first defined in 1893

**Wikidata**: [Q61769985](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61769985)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_survey_yard)  
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## References

1. Report of the Superintendent of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey showing the progress of the work during the fiscal year ending with June, 1893: Part II. Appendices relating to the methods, discussions, and results of the Coast and  geodetic survey
2. 24 FR 5348