Show Open House Dr Edmund From June 1 1921 to August 1973 Sanpete County has been beena a summer home for Dr Edmund Ed Edmund Edmund Ed- Ed mund M. M Spieker Dr Spieker working for the United States Geological Survey was sent to Utah to study and map the extensive ex extensive extensive ex- ex coal fields of oC the Wasatch Wasatch Wasatch Wa Wa- satch Plateau where there Is an abundant coal supply He lie mapped mapped mapped map map- ped the entire area from Soldier Soldier Soldier Sol Sol- dier Summit on the north to Saline Canyon on the south His work extended to the western slopes of the range where he became acquainted with all of the forest supervisors and rangers rangers ran ran- rangers gers In the area Dr Spieker taught in the School of Geology at Ohio State University University University Uni Uni- from 1924 until his retirement in 1965 H He co continued continued con con- lInued his work in the Utah area and in 1946 had the idea that students should be in the field actually studying the terrain instead of getting their information information information mation from books only He inaugurated the Summer Field Station for Ohio State |