George M. Wheeler (Historical Marker)

Here follows the inscription written on this trailside historical marker:

George M. Wheeler
Major
Corps of Engineers
1842 - 1905

Graduated USMC, 1866, pioneer military geographer of the Western Territories 1871 - 1884. His work as Superintendent of Surveys west of the 100th Meridian led to the founding of the U.S. Geological Survey in 1879.