Gunnison–Beckwith survey
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19th-century scientific expedition
United States Army exploration expedition
geographical exploration
railroad survey
The Gunnison–Beckwith survey was a mid-19th-century U.S. Army exploration and mapping expedition that assessed potential railroad routes across the central Rocky Mountains.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edward Griffin Beckwith | 0 |
| John Williams Gunnison | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century scientific expedition
ⓘ
United States Army exploration expedition ⓘ geographical exploration ⓘ railroad survey ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States western territories ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedIn | Pacific Railroad Reports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | official U.S. government survey reports ⓘ |
| endTime | 1850s ⓘ |
| field |
cartography
ⓘ
railroad engineering ⓘ topographic surveying ⓘ |
| focus | central route for a transcontinental railroad ⓘ |
| genre | government survey ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Beckwith expedition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gunnison expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | early 1850s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | central Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Edward Griffin Beckwith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Williams Gunnison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Railroad Surveys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States transcontinental railroad route studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
assessment of potential railroad routes
ⓘ
exploration of central Rocky Mountains ⓘ mapping of possible transcontinental railroad lines ⓘ |
| result |
maps of central Rocky Mountain passes
ⓘ
reports on feasibility of railroad construction ⓘ |
| role |
leader of early phase of Gunnison–Beckwith survey
ⓘ
leader of later phase of Gunnison–Beckwith survey ⓘ |
| sponsor | United States War Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1853 ⓘ |
| studies | railroad passes across the Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole |
Edward Griffin Beckwith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Williams Gunnison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| uses |
astronomical observations
ⓘ
topographic instruments ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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