Jacob Staff, Surveyor’s – Julius H. Adams
Object number2015.002.05
Date1900
MediumWood, Metal
Dimensions48 × 2 in. (121.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionA Surveyor’s Jacob’s Staff used by Julius H. Adams, a self-taught surveyor who helped distinguish land lines in Bradley and Calhoun counties, Arkansas. Adams was born March 6, 1847 in Coosa County, Alabama. In 1864, he joined Company “B” Flippin’s Battalion and served in the Civil War until the surrender in 1865. After the Civil War, Adams married Nancy Hargis on January 4, 1866 in Bradley County, Arkansas and worked as a self-taught surveyor and eventually as a Timber Estimator for the Arkansas Lumber Company in Warren, Arkansas. He and his family lived in a residence built by Adams near Warren. Adams died January 27, 1927 in Bradley County.The Jacob’s Staff is a vertical rod made of wood and metal, with the top end carved to fit a screw-on ball and socket joint and the bottom tipped in metal to be driven into the ground. A Jacob’s Staff is an instrument used in surveying to support a Surveyor’s Compass and other equipment.
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