Disambiguation evidence for first geological survey of Pennsylvania via surface form

"First Geological Survey of Pennsylvania"


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Predicate Object
appliesToJurisdiction Pennsylvania
appliesToPart Pennsylvania anthracite coal region
surface form: Anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania
appliesToPart Appalachian Plateau
surface form: Appalachian Plateau in Pennsylvania
appliesToPart Appalachian coalfield
surface form: Bituminous coal fields of Pennsylvania
appliesToPart Oil Creek region of Pennsylvania
appliesToPart Piedmont Province in Pennsylvania
appliesToPart 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
fieldOfWork geological mapping
fieldOfWork geology
foundedBy Pennsylvania General Assembly
hasPart coal field investigations in Pennsylvania
hasPart geological mapping of Pennsylvania
hasPart iron ore investigations in Pennsylvania
hasPart petroleum and bitumen studies in Pennsylvania
hasPart production of geological maps
hasPart publication of geological reports
hasPart stratigraphic studies in Pennsylvania
headOfGovernment Pennsylvania Governor Joseph Ritner
inception 1836
influenced Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania
influenced state geological surveys in other U.S. states
influencedBy early 19th-century British geological surveys
instanceOf geological survey
instanceOf scientific project
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislatedBy Pennsylvania General Assembly
location Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
mainSubject geology of Pennsylvania
mainSubject mineral resources of Pennsylvania
notableFor being one of the earliest systematic state geological surveys in the United States
notableFor 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
notableWork first geological survey of Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs
surface form: Final report volumes on Pennsylvania geology
notableWork first geological survey of Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs
surface form: Geological Map of Pennsylvania (first statewide map)
participant Henry Darwin Rogers
participant William Barton Rogers
participant field assistants and mappers
purpose advancement of geological science in the United States
purpose assessment of mineral and fossil fuel resources
purpose support for economic and industrial development
purpose systematic mapping of Pennsylvania geology
significantEvent early stratigraphic correlation with European formations
significantEvent identification and correlation of Pennsylvania coal measures
significantEvent publication of first comprehensive geological map of Pennsylvania
startTime 1836