Surveys of the state of Michigan.

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Surveys of the state of Michigan.

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Series 50 of record group 59-4 consists of surveys of the state of Michigan (ca. 1847) originally collected by either the Michigan Geological Survey or the Michigan Lands Division. The surveys have colored lines setting off areas of survey and includes the name of surveyor and date. The map is 14 3/4" x V 12" in size, with no scale given.

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State Archive of Michigan

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SNAC Resource ID: 7644597

State Archive of Michigan

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Michigan. Lands Division

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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...