North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905)
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The North Carolina Geological Survey was created in 1891 to assess the natural resources of the state and suggest economic development. In 1924 the functions of the Survey were transferred to the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development.
The North Carolina Geological Survey, later known as the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey, was established in 1891 to assess the natural resources of the state and suggest economic development. In 1924 the functions of the Survey were transferred to the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development.
Joseph Austin Holmes (1859-1915), professor of geology and natural history at the University of North Carolina, was state geologist, 1891-1904. Joseph Hyde Pratt (1870-1942), professor of economic geology at the University of North Carolina, was state mineralogist, 1897-1906, and state geologist, 1906-1923.
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Fishery resources
Forest conservation
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