Joseph C. Brown

Joseph C. Brown
Born
Joseph Cromwell Brown

(1784-01-29)January 29, 1784
Virginia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 21, 1849(1849-02-21) (aged 65)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Resting placeBellefontaine Cemetery
OccupationSurveyor
Known forFifth Principal Meridian

Joseph Cromwell Brown (January 29, 1784 – February 21, 1849) was an American surveyor known for establishing the Fifth Principal Meridian's baseline that governs the surveys of all or part of present-day Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and South Dakota. The Fifth Principal Meridian was established in 1815 to survey the territory of the Louisiana Purchase, an area of 830,000 square miles (2,100,000 km2).[1]

  1. ^ Guide to the Archival Collections at the Missouri Historical Society St. Louis, Missouri Archived 2006-08-23 at the Wayback Machine