Scientist. He was a leading nineteenth-century American geologist. He resided in New Harmony, Indiana, a town purchased by his father, social reformer Robert Owen, in 1825 from the Rappites. From there he headquartered federal geological surveys and the first official state geological surveys of Arkansas, Indiana and Kentucky. The Smithsonian Institute followed his recommendations as to the rock used to build their original museum building.
Scientist. He was a leading nineteenth-century American geologist. He resided in New Harmony, Indiana, a town purchased by his father, social reformer Robert Owen, in 1825 from the Rappites. From there he headquartered federal geological surveys and the first official state geological surveys of Arkansas, Indiana and Kentucky. The Smithsonian Institute followed his recommendations as to the rock used to build their original museum building.
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