Dr. Douglass Houghton's Field Notes, July 15-August 13, 1837, 1995.

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Dr. Douglass Houghton's Field Notes, July 15-August 13, 1837, 1995.

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Typed paper entitled, "Dr. Douglass Houghton's Field Notes, July 15-August 13, 1837" (93 p.). The field notes were transcribed by M.S. Petoskey on July 25, 1993 by Stead.

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Houghton, Douglass, 1809-1845

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The Michigan Geological Survey was created by Public Act 20 of 1837. Its purpose was to conduct a geological and mineralogical survey of the state. The state legislature appointed Douglass Houghton the first state geologist (1837). In 1921, the state legislature established the Department of Conservation, and the Michigan Geological Survey became part of that department (Public Act 17 of 1921). The Department of Conservation established the Geological Survey Division circa 1947. In 1968, the dep...

Stead, Frank E.

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Houghton was a physician, naturalist, scientist, surveyor, the first State Geologist of Michigan, and one of the earliest surveyors of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. (For further information, see his papers at the Clarke Historical Library.) No information is available on Stead. From the description of Dr. Douglass Houghton's Field Notes, July 15-August 13, 1837, 1995. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 42352206 ...