It paid well
In George Washington's early career he was a surveyor by trade. He held his first public office as a surveyor for the Culpeper Company in 1749.
A surveyor
In George Washington's early career he was a surveyor by trade. He held his first public office as a surveyor for the Culpeper Company in 1749.
He was a prosperous farmer and landowner, military soldier and President of the USA
Wealthy planter. He was trained as a surveyor when younger, but did very little in the field.
Yes, Thomas Jefferson was a land surveyor. He was trained and practiced as a surveyor early in his career and even created the original plan for the city of Washington D.C.
George Washington's first career was a surveyor
In his youth, Washington worked as a surveyor, and acquired what would become invaluable knowledge of the terrain around his native Colony of Virigina
George Washington
As a teenager he became a surveyor until 1751.
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As a young man, George Washington was learning to be a surveyor. He started working as an assistant surveyor at the age of 16.