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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), McGee, W. J. 1853- (search)
McGee, W. J. 1853- (no Christian names), ethnologist; born in Dubuque county, la., April 17, 1853; was self-educated while at work on a farm, studying Latin, higher mathematics, surveying, etc., and reading law. In 1873-75 he was engaged in surveying and in law practice; in 1874-76 invented and manufactured a variety of agricultural implements; in 1875-77 studied archaeology and geology; and in 1877-81 made the most extensive topographical and geological survey of northeastern Iowa ever produced. Later He became connected with the United States Geological Survey, for which he surveyed the southeastern part of the United States, mapping out 300,000 square miles. In 1886 he investigated the Charleston earthquake, and in 1894-95 explored Tiburon Island, the abode of a savage tribe which had never before been investigated. He is author of Pleistocene history of northeastern Iowa; Geology of Chesapeake Bay; The Lafayette formation; The Siouan Indians; Primitive Trephining; and man