Geography and geology of Lake Huron / by John J. Bigsby.

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Geography and geology of Lake Huron / by John J. Bigsby.

The records in this record group consist of manuscript and published maps accumulated by the Geological Survey Division of the Michigan Department of Conservation. Series 5 of record group 61-4 consists of a map of Lake Huron by John J. Bigsby (from the Transactions of Geological Society of London, series 2, volume 1 ([1824]), p. 175-209) (16 1/2" x 18", no. 03004).

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State Archive of Michigan

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Bigsby, John J. (John Jeremiah), 1792-1881

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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...

Michigan. Geological Survey Division

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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...