Join 45 other 18th century surveying, cartography, and military engineering
enthusiasts this weekend at our 6th Annual School of Instruction at Cacapon
Resort State Park in Berkeley Springs, WV.
We have had a few slots open up, and would love to fill them! As of this
morning, we have THREE spaces in shared cabin rooms (male) available, and
we can always take more day attendees (those who are staying off-site
[either in the Cacapon Lodge hotel or elsewhere]).
For a complete schedule of sessions and more information, including how to
register online, visit:
https://www.armygeographer.org/component/content/article/54
Scott Smith
Lynchburg, VA
434-401-3995
>
>
> Registration is now open for the 6th Annual Surveying, Cartography, and
> Engineering School of Instruction on February 8-10 at Cacapon Resort
> State Park in Berkeley Springs, WV.
>
> Participants staying on-site will be in 4 and 8-person modern cabins at
> Cacapon Resort State Park. The modern cabins are frame structures
> insulated for year-round comfort featuring handsome wood-paneled walls,
> stone fireplaces, baths with showers, kitchens with modern appliances and
> central heat. Saturday breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday breakfast and
> lunch are provided. Friday dinner is Dutch Treat at the Cacapon Lodge.
>
> While the setting is relatively remote and rural, it is only 17-29 miles
> away from three major interstate highways. Cacapon Resort State park is
> 29 miles northwest of Winchester, VA, 47 miles southwest of Hagerstown,
> MD, and 22 miles south of Warfordsburg, PA.
>
> For information about the event, including a tentative schedule and
> session topics, visit:
> https://www.armygeographer.org/component/content/article/54
>
> To register, visit
> https://www.armygeographer.org/schedule/event-registration and click the
> "register" button.
>
> You do not need to be a member of a host unit to attend this event...you
> don't even need to be a reenactor! This event is held in modern facilities,
> and while some participants may opt for period clothing, most will wear
> modern clothing all weekend.
>
> A sampling of planned session topics includes:
>
> - *Basics of 18th Century Land Surveying* (hands-on)
> - *Creating (draughting) Maps from Survey Data and by eye* (hands-on)
> - *Local Geology and the Accuracy of Surveys* (Eric Pyle, PhD, James
> Madison University)
> - *The Cartographic Landscape in America, 1775-1783* (Ed Redmond,
> Geography & Map Division, Library of Congress)
> - *America's Premier Surveyor: The Life and Times of Andrew Ellicott*(Lorna Hainesworth)
> - *Clothing the 18th Century Land Surveyor* (Paul Brennan, PLS)
> - *And more!*
>
> Please let us know if you have any questions.
>
> Scott Smith, Commander
> Dept. of the Geographer to the Army, 1777-1783
> www.armygeographer.org
>
>
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