first geological survey of Pennsylvania

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geological survey scientific project

The first geological survey of Pennsylvania was a pioneering 19th-century scientific project that systematically mapped and analyzed the state's geology, laying groundwork for American geological research and resource development.

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Annual geological reports of Pennsylvania 1
Final report volumes on Pennsylvania geology 1
First Geological Survey of Pennsylvania 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological survey ⓘ
scientific project ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Pennsylvania ⓘ
appliesToPart Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
surface form: Anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania

Appalachian Plateau ⓘ
surface form: Appalachian Plateau in Pennsylvania

Appalachian coalfield ⓘ
surface form: Bituminous coal fields of Pennsylvania

Oil Creek region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Piedmont Province in Pennsylvania ⓘ
Valley and Ridge Province ⓘ
surface form: Valley and Ridge Province in Pennsylvania
chiefScientist Henry Darwin Rogers ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Henry Darwin Rogers ⓘ
dissolvedAbolishedOrDemolished 1858 ⓘ
endTime 1858 ⓘ
fieldOfWork economic geology ⓘ
geological mapping ⓘ
geology ⓘ
foundedBy Pennsylvania General Assembly ⓘ
hasPart coal field investigations in Pennsylvania ⓘ
geological mapping of Pennsylvania ⓘ
iron ore investigations in Pennsylvania ⓘ
petroleum and bitumen studies in Pennsylvania ⓘ
production of geological maps ⓘ
publication of geological reports ⓘ
stratigraphic studies in Pennsylvania ⓘ
headOfGovernment Pennsylvania Governor Joseph Ritner ⓘ
inception 1836 ⓘ
influenced Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania ⓘ
state geological surveys in other U.S. states ⓘ
influencedBy early 19th-century British geological surveys ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legislatedBy Pennsylvania General Assembly ⓘ
location Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
mainSubject geology of Pennsylvania ⓘ
mineral resources of Pennsylvania ⓘ
notableFor being one of the earliest systematic state geological surveys in the United States ⓘ
laying groundwork for American geological research and resource development ⓘ
notableWork first geological survey of Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Annual geological reports of Pennsylvania

first geological survey of Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Final report volumes on Pennsylvania geology

first geological survey of Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Geological Map of Pennsylvania (first statewide map)
participant Henry Darwin Rogers ⓘ
William Barton Rogers ⓘ
field assistants and mappers ⓘ
purpose advancement of geological science in the United States ⓘ
assessment of mineral and fossil fuel resources ⓘ
support for economic and industrial development ⓘ
systematic mapping of Pennsylvania geology ⓘ
significantEvent early stratigraphic correlation with European formations ⓘ
identification and correlation of Pennsylvania coal measures ⓘ
publication of first comprehensive geological map of Pennsylvania ⓘ
startTime 1836 ⓘ

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Henry Darwin Rogers → notableWork → first geological survey of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Henry Darwin Rogers → employer → first geological survey of Pennsylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: Geological Survey of Pennsylvania
Henry Darwin Rogers → notableWork → first geological survey of Pennsylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Geology of Pennsylvania
first geological survey of Pennsylvania → notableWork → first geological survey of Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: First Geological Survey of Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Geological Map of Pennsylvania (first statewide map)
first geological survey of Pennsylvania → notableWork → first geological survey of Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: First Geological Survey of Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Annual geological reports of Pennsylvania
first geological survey of Pennsylvania → notableWork → first geological survey of Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: First Geological Survey of Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Final report volumes on Pennsylvania geology
Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania → predecessor → first geological survey of Pennsylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Geological Survey of Pennsylvania