Field notebook, Central Kentucky, 1898 Search this
Collection name:
August F. Foerste Papers, 1887-1933 and undated
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 1 Folder 3
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Maps
Place:
United States
Kentucky
Date Range:
1898
Start Date:
1898
End Date:
1898
Abstract:
The field book documents geological survey field work of August Foerste in central Kentucky, 1898. Pages are numbered. Entries are headed with location (town, county, distance from landmark) with hand drawn maps with notes and descriptions. Descriptions are listed by numbered locations and include descriptions of terrain and geological composition. Descriptions used distances from landmarks like fences or creeks in an area.
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