Surveying little Egypt: a height modernization of the Memphis district by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Point of Beginning | May 1, 2002| | Copyright

When a state-of-the-art surveying firm is asked to modernize an elevation system in the very heart of our nation, where does it turn? Since the area involved is the great Mississippi River and its drainage basins, perhaps the first place to look to is the rich history of the region.

In 1880, while running for president, General James A. Garfield skid, "the Mississippi river, with its great tributaries, is of such vital importance to so many millions of people that the safety of its navigation requires exceptional consideration." This is just as true today as it was ...

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