Corry Satellite: The Cartography of Slavery: Mapping Slavery in the Civil War Era
The mapping of the slavery population in the United States during the antebellum and Civil War years was primarily driven by political factors. The private sector produced slavery maps in the 1850s, while the government published slavery maps during the Civil War. Slavery maps were facilitated by both the 1850 and 1860 decennial censuses and also by advances in cartography. Brian Graff, retired geographer/cartographer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will provide examples of these maps, who produced them, and how they were used.
Location: Corry Higher Education Council – 221 N Center St., Corry, PA 16407
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 23, 6-7:30PM
Admission: FREE
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Brian Graff is a retired federal employee who moved to Erie, Pennsylvania, from Washington, D.C. in 2016. As a geographer for the government, he had a varied career with service at the Defense Mapping Agency, the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the Army Corps of Engineers. Mr. Graff earned an M.A. in Geography at the University of Illinois in 1983 and an M.S. in Strategic Science from the Joint Military Intelligence College in 2006. His Master’s thesis earned the 2005-2006 Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Award for Excellence in Archival Research. Since coming to Erie, Mr. Graff has volunteered at various organizations, such as the Hagen History Center (Erie County Historical Society), the Erie Cemetery, and Hooked on Books. He has had a lifetime interest in the Civil War, and is a frequent speaker at the Erie County Civil War Roundtable and the Crawford County Civil War Roundtable.
