All Items 1 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 1 Contributor 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 1 Location 2 Massachusetts 1 Rhode Island 1 Topic 3 Coal 1 Geology 1 Knowledge 1 Part Of 1 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 1 Genre 1 Reports 1 Subject 5 Coal – Massachusetts 1 Coal – Rhode Island 1 Geology – Massachusetts 1 Geology – Rhode Island 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Knowledge – Geology 1 Report on the coal field of Bristol County and Rhode Island Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 House document number 45, containing a report presented to the Massachusetts House of Representatives by Edward Hitchcock discussing a coal field in Bristol County, Massachusetts, and extending into Rhode Island. Hitchcock presents his arguments for why he believes this portion of land is in fact a coal field and describes specific coal beds that are part of the whole deposit. A chart detailing various coal localities is included. At the beginning of the report is an order that the portion of the report discussing the coal field be printed for the House in advance of the whole report, and a notice that this order was adopted March 2, 1853. Report on the coal field of Bristol County and Rhode Island
