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HARVEY A. JONES ENGINEERING CO., INC., was founded in 1852 by Martin O. Jones, and continues under family management today. Having traveled from New York to Missouri, Martin settled in this area and began his surveying career. In 1874, the United States government hired him to survey the Santa Fe Trail from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to Fort Union, New Mexico, in order to settle a dispute about mileage rates being paid to freight haulers. During his lifetime he surveyed a large portion of what is today the City of Independence and Eastern Jackson County.
The fourth generation of the Jones family to take over the business was Harveys son, Robert H. Jones, who, starting at HAJ in 1971, served as President until October, 2004. At that time the ownership and presidency transferred to his wife, Christina, so that he could spend more time developing new projects for the company. Under their leadership, the Company continues to grow with a staff of Registered Land Surveyors and Professional Engineers, keeping pace with the current technologies and constantly looking for better ways to serve the community of the Greater Kansas City area and throughout the Midwest.
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