James Duncan Graham (1799 - 1865)

Born 4 Apr 1799 in Prince William, Virginia, United States

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Died 25 Dec 1865 at age 66 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

James Duncan Graham (April 1, 1799 – December 28, 1865) was an early member and founder of the Corps of Topographical Engineers who engaged in many topographical exercises. A topographical engineer, he directed the re-survey of the Mason–Dixon line, and served on the boundary commissions between the United States and Canada and between the United States and Mexico. He also supervised harbor improvements on the Great Lakes, and documented the lunar tide there.

Graham County and Mt. Graham in Arizona were named after him.

Mount Graham (called in Nnee biyati' (Western Apache) Dził Nchaa Sí'an - ′Big Seated Mountain′) is a mountain in Graham County, Arizona, United States, approximately 70 miles (110 km) northeast of Tucson. The mountain reaches 10,724 feet (3,269 m) in height. It is the highest elevation in Graham County, Coronado National Forest and the Pinaleño Mountains It is also the most southerly peak and land area in the continental United States above 10,000 feet (3,048 m). As the name "Mount Graham" is often used by locals to refer to the entire mountain range, the peak itself is frequently referred to as "High Peak". It is twentieth of the 57 ultra prominent peaks of the lower 48 states, and the first of the five in Arizona.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42957437/james-duncan-graham

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Duncan_Graham

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Graham