George Washington surveyed the Dismal Swamp area. The lake was Lake Drummond.
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George J. Muller has written: 'Survey of the fauna and flora of the pond & beach below Edgemoor (Bellingham, Washington)' -- subject(s): Seashore biology, Coastal plants, Interstitial animals
Benjamin Banneker
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Andrew Ellicott and Benjamin Banneker.
BENJAMIN BANNEKER was the black surveyor to helped survey the District of Columbia
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I believe to survey the land . . . the Virginia Military Survey
In the late 18th century, William Byrd II led an expedition to explore and survey the Dismal Swamp, which straddles the border of Virginia and North Carolina. Byrd's expedition helped map the area and assess its resources for potential development.
Washington, D.C. is the official capital of the United States of America. The provision for its founding was written into the original Constitution, and its location was chosen by George Washington. It was planned by Andrew Ellicott with the help of several assistants.
Major Andrew Ellicott, Benjamin Ellicoot, Joseph Ellicott, Isaac Briggs, Benjamin Banneker, Isaac Roberdeau, and George Fenwick were the surveyors who first surveyed D.C. .
Survey results vary from saying Abraham Lincoln, to George Washington, to Franklin D. Roosevlet to Ronald Reagon.