Prior to 1884, some countries utilized local âprime meridiansâ to establish their coordinate systems within their country and around the world. 1  In order to have any x,y system of coordinates, as latitude and longitude are, there must be a starting place for both the north-south and the east-west axes.
Anna Willett is a senior environmental business professional with deep technical knowledge, extensive management and operations experience, and a background in increasing the use of innovative environmental technologies. â¢ Expertise in chemical and biological treatment processes for contaminated soil and water.
When Eleanor was eight, Anna contracted diphtheria and died at age 29. Elliott died on August 14, 1894 from a seizure after a failed suicide and the cumulative effects of alcoholism. The remains of both Anna and Elliott are interred in the Hall Family Vault at the cemetery of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.