When the mayor of New York City, in 1810, took a pencil and drew a proposed canal route on a piece of paper…
Author: Joseph D. Fenicle, MS, PS
01.29.2024
I Almost Died Today
The personal, handwritten, journal of the surveyor started a little differently this time. It simply stated, “I almost died today.” The surveyor was…
04.15.2023
Unsung Hero: The University of Oregon’s Astronomical Observatory & Samuel Stinson Gannett
When Eugene Skinner settled in the Willamette Valley in 1846 he was warned about the flooding of the Willamette River. The Kalapuya natives…
02.09.2023
Corner Crossing
In October of 2021 four hunters travelled down Rattlesnake Pass Road in Carbon County, Wyoming…
12.12.2021
Modern Surveying at Fort Meigs
The annual Rendezvous for the 2021 Surveyors Historical Society (SHS) was held in Perrysburg, Ohio between September 22-25. Not only is Perrysburg an…
08.15.2021
Hudson, Ohio—The Land of Surveyors, Explorers, Astronomers, and a Passing President
On Monday, April 13th, 2020, I was granted an offer letter from the University of Akron for a full-time faculty position. I was…
09.27.2020
Unsung Hero: The Michigan and Ohio State Line
The State line between Michigan and Ohio was created, on paper, with the signing of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. The Ordinance stated…
03.03.2020
Unsung Hero: Tennessee- North Carolina Line
For about 100 miles the Appalachian Trail (AT) runs along the border between Tennessee and North Carolina. The last shelter in the Great…
11.14.2019
Unsung Hero: The Arkansas-Mississippi Line
Surveys across America by Samuel Stinson Gannett
Port Royal was once the county seat in Coahoma County, Mississippi. It was a bustling little town along the banks of the Mississippi…
02.10.2019
Unsung Hero: The Texas-New Mexico Border
The Rio Bravo del Norte, or the Rio Grande, meanders its way from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico. The Great River of…
