United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Larcom Abbot papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 94
Abstract
The collection consists primarily of letters written by Henry Larcom Abbot (1831-1927) to his parents in 1855, journals he kept during his work on the Pacific Railroad Survey in California and Oregon in 1855-1856, and various field notes and celestial observations he took for the survey.
Dates:
1853-1943; Majority of material found within 1855
Military roads collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1062
Abstract
Collection consists of photocopy documents pertaining to military roads in Oregon, 1854-1858, including Astoria-Salem roads and Scottsburg-Myrtle Creek road; and typescript copies of documents pertaining to the activities of the Bureau of Topographical Engineers of the War Department on the Columbia River, from Columbia Barracks (Fort Vancouver) to Fort Dalles, 35 pages, 1855-1857 and 1874-1875.
Dates:
1854-1875
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- Astoria (Or.) -- 19th century 1
- California 1
- Diaries 1
- Expeditions and Adventure 1
- Fort Dalles (Dalles, Or.) -- 19th century 1
- Military 1
- Military roads -- Oregon -- History -- 19th century 1
- Myrtle Creek (Or.) -- 19th century 1
- Pacific railroads -- Explorations and surveys 1
- Railroads 1
- Salem (Or.) -- 19th century 1
- Transportation 1
- Vancouver Barracks (Wash.) -- 19th century 1
- correspondence 1
- diaries 1
- field notes 1
- reports 1 ∧ less
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