 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
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DAVID DALE OWEN
Pioneer Geologist of the American Midwest
Conducted field studies in the years 1837 through 1860 taht established a framework, little altered in the ensuing years, for the regional geology of the Upper Mississippi Drainage Basin. Appointed Geologist for the State of Indiana in 1837, he extended his activities to other states and territories beginning in 1839 when he was designated principal agent to explore the mineral lands of the United States in northern Illinois and in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa Territories. Studies for the States of Kentucky and Arkansas followed, and he was again State Geologist of Indiana when his life ended in 1860.
Numerous eminent geologists were associated with new Harmony. William MaClure and Gerard Troost prededed Owen there, and, of many others who worked with him or learned under his tutelage, Richard Owen and Edward T. Cox remained to contribute notably to the geological knowledge of the area. John B. Patton
Indiana State Geoligist
Memorialized by the Eastern Section, American Association of Petroleum Geologists on the occasion of the Annual Meeting Cotober 1980.
Church St. (IN-66) & Main St., New Harmony, Posey County Indiana
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