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In 1879, Gannet was among those lobbying to centralize the mapping functions into one government agency. Previously individual mapmakers and agencies had to compete for money from Congress for project funds. He suggested calling the new organization "United States Geological and Geographical Survey"
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Gannett was a co-founder and president of the Twenty Year Club or Twenty Year Topographers which was formed at the United States Geological Survey Topographic Division in the winter of 1910–1911. Eligibility was serving twenty years or more as a topographer with the U.S.G.S.
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appointed Gannett as the chief geographer in charge of the topographic mapping division of the USGS, a position he held until 1896. Around 1884, he persuaded various organizations doing the surveys, including the railroads, to begin using similar
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so the data could interconnect. As the chief geographer, he oversaw work on the topographical atlas of the United States. He also served as a geographer for the 11th Census in 1890 and the 12th Census in 1900.
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on November 24, 1874. They had a son, Farley Gannett who was an engineer for the Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania. Their daughters were May Gannett (Mrs. G. T. Backus) and
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The USGS National Geospatial Program presents the Henry Gannett Award for outstanding efforts in advancing and promoting mapping and geospatial sciences in the United States.
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The West: From the Census of 1880, a History of the Industrial, Commercial, Social, and Political Development of the States and Territories of the West from 1800 to 1880
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and their importance in interpreting a geological setting. Later his in career, he ofter wrote about American forests, and the importance of conservation.
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Gannett's published works are geographical and statistical. He wrote more than fifty USGS Bulletins and Annual Reports. He issued a
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Boundaries of the United States and of the Several States and Territories, with a Historical Sketch of the Territorial Changes
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The Building of a Nation, the growth, Present Condition and Resources of the United States, with a Forecast of the Future
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The Building of a Nation; the Growth, Present Condition and Resources of the United States with a Forecast of the Future
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Review of Peary's Records: Gilbert Grosvenor, Otto H. Tittman, Willis L. Moore, Commander Peary, Gannett, C. M. Chester
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Summmary of the Primary Triangulation Executed by the United States Geological Survey between the Years 1882 and 1894
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Sixteenth Annual Report of the Survey 1894–95 Part 1: Director's Report and Papers of a Theoretical Nature
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to the North Pole. Instead, with the encouragement of Charles Hoffman, he accepted the position of
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to create official names for locations in the United States. He was named to the newly created
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who is described as the "father of mapmaking in America." He was the chief geographer for the
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The Areas of the United States, the Several States and Territories, and their Counties
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Topographical Atlas of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Twentieth Annual Report of the Survey 1898–99, Part 5, Forest Reserves.
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List of members, officers, and committees, corrected to March 16, 1914
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Henry Gannett, President of the National Geographic Society, 1910-1914
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The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ...
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Report on the Geographical Field Work in the Yellowstone National Park
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The Forest Conditions and Standing Timber of the State of Washington
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His funeral service was given by Rev. U. G. B. Pierce of All Soul's
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Gannet was appointed to the USGS on October 8, 1879, under director
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in 1869 and received an M.E. at the Hooper Mining School (aka the
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Gannett was one of the ten founding members and president of the
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Stanford's Compendium of Geography and Travel: The United States
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Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard (1904). "Henry Gannett".
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The Areas of the United States, the States, and the Territories
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Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
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U.S. Geological Survey cartographers with Gannett, c.1890-1900
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Certain Relations of Rainfall and Temperature to Tree Growth
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and other journals. Although he did not write many works in
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The Topographic Work of the U. S. Geological Survey in 1895
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A Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States 4th edition.
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and George H. Walker. Providence, R.I.: J.C. Thompson, 1891
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on November 5, 1914, after being ill for about a year with
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A Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States,3rd edition
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was named for him in 1906. In 1911, Lawrence Martin named
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Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States. 2nd edition
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Harvard University School of Mining and Practical Geology
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Harvard University School of Mining and Practical Geology
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Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York
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Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York
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Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York
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Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York
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Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York
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closed its offices and draped the building in mourning.
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The Work of the United States Board on Geographic Names
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In 1888 Gannett was one of six founding members of the
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The Administration of the Forests of the Public Domain
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Twelfth Annual Report of the Survey for the Year 1878
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with F. W. Hewes. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1883.
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In 1871 he declined a position as an astronomer with
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The Geodetic Work of the Hayden and Wheeler Surveys
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Thomas Company, 1895. 154:He was a founding member and president of the 1698: 1467:Harrisburg Daily Independent (Harrisburg, PA) 1357:Bulletin of the American Geographical Society 1328:Bulletin of the American Geographical Society 767:Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States. 659:. Chicago: Rand, McNally & Company, 1882. 410:Bulletin of the American Geographical Society 283:event near the summit. He named the mountain 232:Supervisors for the Puerto Rican Census, 1899 1645: 1599:History of the Topographic Branch (Division) 741:Cuba: Population, History and Resources 1907 685:. New York: The H. T. Thomas Company, 1893. 517:, and the Philadelphia Geographic Society.. 473: 172:Gannett also was the geographer of the 10th 1199:Statistics of Railways in the United States 1070:Is the Rainfall Increasing upon the Plains? 551:, a 10,000 feet (3,000 m) peak in the 501:. In 1904 he was among the founders of the 372:for eleven states and was a contributor to 151:essentially from its founding until 1902. 2030:American information and reference writers 1756:"Great Geographer of Country is Dead pt 2" 1170:Survey and Subdivision of Indian Territory 1099:The Average Elevation of the United States 433:National Geographic Society members, 1909 2065:19th-century American non-fiction writers 2050:United States Geological Survey personnel 1323:Early Western Explorers and the Railroads 1249:Geographic Work of the General Government 1380:" with C. M. Chester and O. H. Tittman. 1143:. United States Geological Survey, 1896. 1031:United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1017:United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1003:United States Geological Survey Bulletin 992:United States Geological Survey Bulletin 978:United States Geological Survey Bulletin 964:United States Geological Survey Bulletin 950:United States Geological Survey Bulletin 908:United States Geological Survey Bulletin 896:United States Geological Survey Bulletin 882:United States Geological Survey Bulletin 870:United States Geological Survey Bulletin 856:United States Geological Survey Bulletin 799:United States Geological Survey Bulletin 785:United States Geological Survey Bulletin 771:United States Geological Survey Bulletin 736:. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1907. 728:. New York: American Book Company, 1905. 667:. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1882. 634: 614: 454: 436: 428: 235: 227: 219: 1286:The Redwood Forest of the Pacific Coast 529:Gannett received an honorary LL.D from 332:United States Board on Geographic Names 328:United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 2007: 1524: 1318:United States Geological Survey, 1900. 1148:A Graphic History of the United States 1105:United States Geological Survey, 1894. 1034:no. 302, Series F, Geography 58, 1906. 1020:no. 291, Series F, Geography 51, 1906. 981:no. 232, Series F, Geography 40, 1904. 953:no. 230, Series F, Geography 38, 1904. 374:Baedecker's Guide to the United States 1897:"Funeral on Sunday for Henry Gannett" 1891: 1889: 1887: 1885: 1883: 1809: 1783: 1781: 1760:Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA) 1662: 1593: 1591: 1589: 1587: 1520: 1518: 1516: 1514: 1512: 1510: 1508: 1457: 1455: 1453: 2055:National Geographic Society founders 1750: 1748: 1746: 1744: 1742: 1716: 1714: 1694: 1692: 1690: 1641: 1639: 1637: 1635: 1633: 1631: 1629: 1627: 1625: 1623: 1585: 1583: 1581: 1579: 1577: 1575: 1573: 1571: 1569: 1567: 1506: 1504: 1502: 1500: 1498: 1496: 1494: 1492: 1490: 1488: 1451: 1449: 1447: 1445: 1443: 1441: 1439: 1437: 1435: 1433: 1402: 1400: 1236:Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, U. S. N. 1083:The Mother Maps of the United States 608:Church. The day of his funeral, the 511:Royal Geographical Society of London 515:Royal Scottish Geographical Society 503:American Association of Geographers 160:American Association of Geographers 117:American Association of Geographers 13: 1880: 1778: 1705:The New International Encyclopædia 995:248, Series F, Geography 44, 1905. 386:The New International Encyclopedia 14: 2091: 2080:21st-century American geographers 2045:19th-century American geographers 1974: 1739: 1711: 1687: 1663:Penry, Jerry (October 27, 2007). 1652:Biographical Society. p. 70. 1620: 1564: 1485: 1430: 1397: 733:Statistical Abstract of the World 570:Gannett married Mary E. Chase of 1997: 1365:Farm Tenure in the United States 1344:The National Geographic Magazine 1312:The Forests of the United States 1304:The National Geographic Magazine 1291:The National Geographic Magazine 1267:The National Geographic Magazine 1254:The National Geographic Magazine 1241:The National Geographic Magazine 1228:The National Geographic Magazine 1204:The National Geographic Magazine 1188:The National Geographic Magazine 1175:The National Geographic Magazine 1115:The National Geographic Magazine 1088:The National Geographic Magazine 1078:vol. 11, no. 265, March 2, 1888. 1065:, vol. 3, no. 2, April 11, 1884. 807:A Manual of Topographic Methods. 715:. London: Edward Stanford, 1898. 499:American Statistical Association 392:The National Geographic Magazine 31: 1981:Works by or about Henry Gannett 1945: 1919: 1850: 1826: 1803: 1762:. November 16, 1914. p. 16 1603:U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1412:Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) 1307:vol. 10, no. 12, December 1899. 1165:, vol. 28, no. 4, January 1896. 1110:The Movements of Our Population 986:A Gazetteer of Indian Territory 353:In 1899, he was invited on the 293:United States Geological Survey 149:United States Geological Survey 106:United States Geological Survey 16:American geographer (1846–1914) 2035:American instructional writers 1656: 1299:The Harriman Alaska Expedition 1270:vol. 9, no. 9. September 1898. 507:Washington Academy of Sciences 134:Father of mapmaking in America 1: 1903:. November 6, 1914. p. 6 1864:. November 8, 1914. p. 8 1525:Darton, N.H. (January 1917). 1469:. November 6, 1814. p. 4 1414:. November 7, 1914. p. 8 1390: 1339:A Revelation of the Filipinos 1207:vol. 7, no.12, December 1896. 1126:The Mapping of New York State 748: 179: 1386:vol. 83, no. 2114, May 1910. 1231:vol. 9, no. 5, January 1898. 674:Scribner's Statistical Atlas 626:, Gannett and others at the 330:campaigned to establish the 304:United States Census in 1880 174:United States Census in 1880 7: 1996:(public domain audiobooks) 1858:"Funeral for Henry Gannett" 1347:vol. 16, no. 4, April 1905. 1038: 610:National Geographic Society 565: 480:National Geographic Society 340:President Benjamin Harrison 246:Harvard College Observatory 156:National Geographic Society 125:National Geographic Society 10: 2096: 1178:vol. 7, no. 3, March 1896. 931:The Forests of Washington" 834:Occupations of the Negroes 724:with Carl L. Garrison and 355:Harriman Alaska Expedition 269:Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden 190:Lawrence Scientific School 2040:Harvard University alumni 1722:"The Henry Gannett Award" 1543:10.1080/00045601709357056 1527:"Memoir of Henry Gannett" 1294:vol. 10, no. 5. May 1899. 1257:vol. 9, no. 7. July 1898. 878:A Gazetteer of Porto Rico 578:; the latter was a noted 524: 474:Professional affiliations 336:Board on Geographic Names 273:Yellowstone National Park 215: 130: 112: 102: 94: 80: 61: 39: 30: 23: 1281:, vol. 31, January 1899. 1244:vol. 9, no. 5, May 1898. 1194:ol. 7, no. 7, July 1896. 639: 361:in the controversy with 324:Thomas Corwin Mendenhall 2025:People from Bath, Maine 1820:2027/mdp.39015039793479 1551:2027/inu.30000053670869 1463:"Henry Gannett is Dead" 1373:, vol. 33, May 1, 1909. 1011:A Gazetteer of Colorado 379:Encyclopedia Britannica 1990:Works by Henry Gannett 1810:North, S.D.N. (1915). 1726:U.S. Geological Survey 1360:vol. 38, January 1906. 972:A Gazetter of Virginia 958:A Gazetter of Maryland 944:A Gazetter of Delaware 631: 539:, the highest peak in 470: 452: 434: 344:Executive Order No. 28 241: 233: 225: 2070:Deaths from nephritis 2060:American topographers 1669:The American Surveyor 1331:vol. 37, January 1905 917:The Forests of Oregon 761:Extra Census Bulletin 635:Selected publications 618: 559:, for Henry Gannett. 458: 440: 432: 239: 231: 223: 1901:The Washington Times 1862:The Washington Times 1791:. U.S. Census Bureau 1675:on December 16, 2014 904:A Gazetteer of Texas 839:The Trustees of the 823:The Trustees of the 720:Commercial Geography 628:General Sherman Tree 257:Charles Francis Hall 184:Gannett was born in 108:United States Census 2075:American Unitarians 1933:. February 25, 2022 1844:2027/wu.89100016302 890:A Gazetteer of Cuba 841:John F. Slater Fund 825:John F. Slater Fund 158:, a founder of the 632: 543:, and the related 471: 453: 435: 311:John Wesley Powell 291:although the name 277:Gallatin Mountains 261:Polaris Expedition 242: 234: 226: 210:Charles F. Hoffman 194:Harvard University 85:Harvard University 1615:978-1-4113-2612-5 1223:Our Foreign Trade 1094:ol. 4, 1892–1893. 843:Occasional Papers 827:Occasional Papers 657:William A. Jones 602:Bright's Disease. 572:Waterville, Maine 553:Chugach Mountains 464:Chugach Mountains 450:Pinedale, Wyoming 309:On July 1, 1882, 206:Josiah D. Whitney 138: 137: 2087: 2001: 2000: 1985:Internet Archive 1968: 1967: 1965: 1963: 1949: 1943: 1942: 1940: 1938: 1923: 1917: 1916: 1910: 1908: 1893: 1878: 1877: 1871: 1869: 1854: 1848: 1847: 1830: 1824: 1823: 1807: 1801: 1800: 1798: 1796: 1785: 1776: 1775: 1769: 1767: 1752: 1737: 1736: 1734: 1732: 1718: 1709: 1708: 1696: 1685: 1684: 1682: 1680: 1671:. 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Bath, Maine
Washington, D.C.
Harvard University
Harvard University School of Mining and Practical Geology
American Association of Geographers
Cosmos Club
National Geographic Society
geographer
United States Geological Survey
National Geographic Society
American Association of Geographers
Cosmos Club
Washington, D.C.
United States Census in 1880
Bath, Maine
Lawrence Scientific School
Harvard University
Harvard University School of Mining and Practical Geology
Cambridge
Josiah D. Whitney
Charles F. Hoffman



Harvard College Observatory
solar eclipse
Charles Francis Hall
Polaris Expedition
topographer

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