Agency history.

Rogers, William Barton, 1804-1882

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Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Virginia from 1835-1853. In the years following his departure, he founded and was president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Boston. From the description of Papers of William Barton Rogers [manuscript], 1843 December 19. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647837261 Shields was a student from Cumberland County, Va.; afterwards a captain and surgeon, C.S.A., then physician and farmer in Union Count...

Virginia. Dept. of Mines, Minerals and Energy.

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The Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy has its beginnings in the appointment of William B. Rogers as state geologist, based on an act of the General Assembly approved March 6, 1835, authorizing a geological reconnaissance of the state. Early in the nineteenth century several conservation agencies were statutorily established to handle specific areas of need. In 1926 the State Commission of Conservation and Development was created to consolidate these agencies, which included ...

Virginia Conservation Commission

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Virginia. Dept. of Conservation and Economic Development.

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Virginia. Dept. of Conservation and Development.

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