Harrison, A. M. (Alexander Medina), 1829-1881

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Dates:
Birth 1829
Death 1881

Biographical notes:

Alexander Medina Harrison (1829-1881) was born in New Haven, Conn., and worked as an engineer for the U.S. Coast Survey. In 1875, while he was stationed in Plymouth, Mass., Harrison was instructed to gather information about the origins of the inscriptions on Dighton Rock, located near Taunton, Mass.

From the description of Papers, 1875-1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207142312

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Subjects:

  • Archaeologists
  • Coasts
  • Ethnology Archaeology Anthropology
  • Indians
  • Indians of North America
  • Inscriptions
  • Meteorology
  • Plane-table
  • Plane-table
  • Princeton (College Of New Jersey)
  • Smithsonian Publications
  • Smithsonian Weather Service
  • Surveying
  • Surveying
  • Surveying
  • Topographical surveying

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Places:

  • Dighton Rock (Mass.) (as recorded)
  • Taunton (Mass.) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Dighton Rock (as recorded)