Description:This booklet traces the history of both the U. S. Army's Fort Poinsett and the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey at Cape Sable, Florida. Established in 1838 during the Second Seminole War, Fort Poinsett later served as an important survey point during the Coast and Geodetic Survey's mapping of the Florida Keys. In 2007, the author found a twelve-decade-old survey monument erected by the Coast and Geodetic Survey at or near Fort Poinsett. This discovery provides evidence that at least a portion of Fort Poinsett may still exist on land after a century and a half of widespread beach erosion. The booklet includes six photographs, nine maps, one aerial photograph and an extensive endnotes section.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fort Poinsettia and the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey at Cape Sable. To get started finding Fort Poinsettia and the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey at Cape Sable, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
370
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
N/A
Release
2009
ISBN
1442153636
Fort Poinsettia and the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey at Cape Sable
Description: This booklet traces the history of both the U. S. Army's Fort Poinsett and the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey at Cape Sable, Florida. Established in 1838 during the Second Seminole War, Fort Poinsett later served as an important survey point during the Coast and Geodetic Survey's mapping of the Florida Keys. In 2007, the author found a twelve-decade-old survey monument erected by the Coast and Geodetic Survey at or near Fort Poinsett. This discovery provides evidence that at least a portion of Fort Poinsett may still exist on land after a century and a half of widespread beach erosion. The booklet includes six photographs, nine maps, one aerial photograph and an extensive endnotes section.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fort Poinsettia and the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey at Cape Sable. To get started finding Fort Poinsettia and the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey at Cape Sable, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.