MCGILL SMITH PUNSHON, INC. TIMELINE1788: Symmes Purchase, Fort Washington established, Columbia is settled1789: Israel Ludlow surveys Cincinnati1790: Arthur St. Clair establishes Hamilton County, Losantiville is renamed Cincinnati1803, March 1: State of Ohio is established1831, September 16: Joseph Earnshaw is born in Nottingham, England1838: Joseph Gest (inaccurately) surveys basin area of Cincinnati1843, June 19: Earnshaws emigrate to the United States1845, January 1: Spring Grove Cemetery is chartered1847: Joseph Earnshaw hired by Spring Grove Cemetery, earns 50 cents a day1855, September 6: Thomas B. Punshon is born in Cincinnati1856: Joseph Earnshaw starts practicing civil engineering1858-1859: Joseph Earnshaw appointed Surveyor of Cincinnati1860-1877: Joseph Earnshaw works under Adolf Strauch, Superintendent of Spring Grove Cemetery, first exposure to landscape architecture profession1863: Joseph Earnshaw opens office on northwest corner of 4 thand Race streets in Cincinnati1869-1872: Dan Beard works in Joseph Earnshaws civil engineering firm1869, November: Music Hall site is surveyed, built in 18781871: Mount Auburn Inclined Plane opens1874: Cincinnati Zoological and Botanical Gardens is surveyed and opens the next year1876-1878: Joseph Earnshaw partners with William H. Boeh, forms the Earnshaw and Boeh Civil Engineering Company1876: Mount Adams Inclined Plane opens1876: Thomas B. Punshon begins working for Joseph Earnshaw1877, October: Mount Adams Inclined Plane right of way is surveyed1878: Eden Park Reservoir opens1879: Joseph Earnshaw hired to plan and map Forrest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, NY1881: Cincinnati Art Museum site is surveyed, opens in 18861884: Joseph Earnshaw hired to design Highland Lawn Cemetery in Terre Haute, IN1984: Cincinnati Baseball Park (also known as League Park), is surveyed, opens in 18851887, May: Washington Park is surveyed68