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James Merrill Safford Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3728

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James Merrill Safford Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3728

This collection contains one correspondence from James Safford. He writes about a distinguished botanist that came to measure the peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains, which are the highest in North Carolina and Tennessee. Safford goes on to note that they are the highest mountains east of the Mississippi River. James Safford was the Tennessee State Geologist from 1854 until retirement.

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Dates
1822-1907
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Language
English
Dates
1822-1907
Language
English