The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was founded in 1807 as shown in the picture of the plaque. The plaque has hung in the Haddam City Hall since 1986 when it was presented. Not shown on the bottom portion of this plaque are the names of current/former employees from Haddam.

Every year the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Society presents a bronze plaque to someone who had an outstanding record. In 1986 the Society decided to present the plaque to a community instead of an individual.

Haddam, Kansas was selected because, at that time, sixty-five men had worked for the survey. The exodus of young men from Haddam to the Geodetic Survey started in the summer of 1928. Harold Hoffman went to work for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey upon the recommendation of friends, Paul and Lou Dittemore.

Harold enjoyed the work and encouraged Carl and Lou Odgers to follow in his footsteps. "The Geodetic Survey wanted men who knew how to work." Surely, the "Geodetic Survey" was not disappointed in these North Central Kansas men as they continued to use Haddam as an employment pool.

Listed below are the names of those from Haddam who worked for the Survey. Some for a little while. Some their entire career. As of 2002, only one still does. If known, a deceased indictor is also listed.

The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey has since been changed to National Geodetic Survey.

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Don Blake
Deceased
 
Edward "Biscuit" Kolars
Deceased
 
Walter Ralston
 
Gary Brown
 
 
Raymond Kulp
 
 
Gerald "Pink" Randall
 
Ivan Burton
 
 
Marvin Larabee
Deceased
 
Harvey W. "Bill" Randall
 
Al Cook
Deceased
 
Bill Lewis
 
 
Marvin A. "Bud" Randall
 
R. W. "Bill" Cook
Deceased
 
Dewey Lindsay
Deceased
 
Marvin Randall, Jr
 
Sam Cook
Deceased
 
Theodore Lull
Deceased
 
Robert D. Randall
 
William E. Cook
Deceased
 
Carl Mapes
Deceased
 
Roger Randall
Deceased
Norman Cramer
 
 
Kenneth Mapes
Deceased
 
Howard Shaffer
 
Don Dart
Deceased
 
Virgil Mapes
 
 
Marion Shaffer
Deceased
Gary Dart
 
 
Bob McKenzie
 
 
Max Shaffer
Deceased
Frank Fencl
Deceased
 
Arlo Meckenstock
Deceased
 
Edward Skupa
Deceased
Leroy Gingles
 
 
Don Miller
Deceased
 
Evan Skupa
Deceased
Lloyd Gingles
Deceased
 
Harley Miller
Deceased
 
Marrill "Bud" Spears
Deceased
Frank Goux
Deceased
 
Charlie Novak
 
 
Don West
 
Wilbur Hewitt
Deceased
 
Dan Novak
 
 
Jim West
 
Harold Hoffman
Deceased
 
Jim Novak
Deceased
 
Harold Williams
 
Troy Holloway
 
 
Verlin Novak
 
 
Arch Woodward
 
Bob Jones
Deceased
 
Ernest Nutsch
 
 
Gene Zurfluh
 
Charley Jones
Deceased
 
Carl Odgers
Deceased
 
Lonnie Zurfluh
 
Leroy Jones
Deceased
 
Gerald Odgers
 
 
Robert Zurfluh
 
Bill King
 
 
Lester "Lew" Odgers
Deceased
 
 
 
Howard King
 
 
Newell "Snoot" Potter
 
 
 

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