A retrospective look at the surveying history here in the Pacific Northwest. Authored and maintained by Jerry Olson.

Nov 9, 2021 · Clark County has seen significant development and change in the last 50 years, and Olson Engineering, Inc. has been right at the forefront. Read the full article from the …

From Portland, Oregon to the Washington cities of Olympia, Tacoma and Spokane, his travels take him throughout the Northwest. With extensive documentation offering insight and …

Washington State Surveyors Database Introduction by Jerry Olson, President, Olson Engineering, Inc. The Annual Convention of The Western Federation of Land Surveyors in 1979 had an …

Surveyors of OR Links GLO Surveyors used herein broadly includes all individuals associated with the Oregon Surveyor Generals Office in the Contract Era, 1851-1910.

Lou Hatch, Bolt Minister, PLS, Jerry Olson, PLS, John Lawson, PLS, and Chuck Whitten, PLS

Tab between fields. Depending on your browser, “Enter” will probably submit the data also. The County and Type fields require that you use abbreviations. Click on the “See Abbreviation List” …

The following sections about surveying history are provided by Olson Engineering, Inc. to help surveyors and other interested parties better understand the surveying past.

The Department of Interior information is mostly from the original source and hand-written lists. It is my hope that new computerized data will emerge from an agency having higher technical …

Washington progress of surveys 1970 (500 KB) Township Plat of East Vancouver from 1856. Contract No. 1 under Washington Surveyor General (10 MB) Township Plat of Vancouver from …