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Richard Urquhart Goode (December 8, 1858 - June 9, 1903) was an American geographer. He was born in Bedford, Virginia. He attended the University of Virginia before joining the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1877. In 1879, he became a topographer with the newly created U.S. Geological Survey where he worked until 1879. From 1882-1882, Goode was attached to the Northern Transcontinental Railroad Survey as an engineer and topographer. In 1884 he rejoined the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1888, while on a leave of absence from the USGS, Goode served as an engineer and astronomerfor the Panama Canal Company. In 1889, he rejoined the Survey as a geographer and was placed in charge of surveys of the Pacific Coast States - California, Oregon, and Washington. He served in that role until his death.
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8 December 1858
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9 June 1903 (aged 44)
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