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Cecil county

Title

Cecil county

By

Maryland Geological Survey.

Bascom, F. (Florence), 1862-1945
Bauer, L. A. (Louis Agricola), 1865-1932
Bonsteel, Jay A. (Jay Allan), 1873-
Curran, Hugh McCollum, 1875-1960
Dorsey, Clarence Wilbur, 1876-
Fassig, Oliver Lanard, 1860-1936
Mathews, Edward Bennett, 1869-
Pressey, Henry Albert, 1873-
Shattuck, George Burbank, 1869-1934
Sudworth, George B. (George Bishop), 1864-1927
Sudworth, George B. (George Bishop), 1864-1927
Geological Survey (U.S.)
United States. Bureau of Soils.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins Press, 1902

Notes

Atlas consists of 3 folded maps, in portfolio: "Geological formations" and "Topography and election districts" made in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey; "Agricultural soils" made in cooperation with U.S. Bureau of Soils.

Wm. Bullock Clark, state geologist.

Contents: Preface.--Introduction.--Development of knowledge concerning the physical features of Cecil county with bibliography, by G. B. Shattuck.--The physiography of Cecil county, by G. B. Shattuck.--The geology of the crystalline rocks of Cecil county, by F. Bascom.--The geology of the coastal plain formations, by G. B. Shattuck.--The mineral resources of Cecil county, by E. B. Mathews.--The soils of Cecil county, by C. W. Dorsey and J. A. Bonsteel.--The climate of Cecil county, by O. L. Fassig.--The hydrography of Cecil county, by H. A. Pressey.--The magnetic declination in Cecil county, by L. A. Bauer.--The forests of Cecil county, by H. M. Curran, with an introduction by G. B. Sudworth.