Record #:

12280

Author(s):

Rachal, Ruth

Abstract:

In 1817 Denison Olmsted was appointed professor of chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also had an intense interest in the geology and mineral resources of the state and proposed to the North Carolina Legislature that they hire him to do a survey. Turned down at first, he was later hired by them for the summers of 1824 and 1825. The Olmsted Survey has often been referred to as the first geological survey in the United States and was the first geological work which included publications (most notably The American Journal of Science) carried out at public expense.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 39 Issue 5, Aug 1971, p7-8, il

Subject(s):

Olmsted, Denison, 1791-1859; Geological surveys