I'm doing a presentation this week on the early mapping of NE Ohio and am wondering how the typical New England surveyor of the time would have conducted these...
Hi, The book that will give you most of the answers is: "A History of the Rectangular Survey System" by C. Albert White It is available from the U.S. Gov't....
There are two books which may be in your local library. One is Edward T. Price, _Dividing the Land_, University of Chicago Press, ISBN: 0226068065-7 (paper)....
As I'm sure you know, the Public Land Act of 1785 gave general instructions for preforming the rectangular survey. The law was updated in 1796 with two major...
Lisa, Could you explain this statement a little more: "The section corners were marked every mile so that each section of alternate townships had three corners...
Dear Langdon, Later laws called for the sudividsion of every 6-mile square township inton 1 mile square sections. In the act of May 18, 1796, however, the act...
Greetings to the list, I am Bob Dorian and I live in Independence, Missouri which is the eastern suburb of Kansas City, MO. I am retired on disability with ...
Thanks Lisa, That is very helpful. One more [double] question: were these markers chunks of stone that would last, and were they preserved? Or if the posts...
Hi Langdon, I can't speak to those particular corner markers. Markers took many different forms in the colonial and early federal period. When available stone...
Langdon, I don't know what sorts of markers were specifically used in your area, although the previous response pretty well covers it. If you are really...
Now that this list has 54 members (in just over 24 hours), I just wanted to chime in and welcome everyone. It looks like we have a great mix of people here,...
Thank you for everyone who answered my question about post-Revolution surveying. The answers were a big help! Cheers, Bill Barrow Visit the Cleveland Memory...
Mr, Scott, I think this was a great idea. I have already enjoyed reading the posts from this list. I have been involved in surveying and mapping for over 16...
I am a paralegal- turned professional genealogist, specializing in the low country of Virginia and South Carolina. I’m convinced that the single greatest...
One of my interests is survey accuracy during the Roman Empire, particularly Roman Britain. Born and raised in the Western Reserve, NE Ohio. Now resident in ...
Hello, I have been re-enacting the American War of Independence for decades. Occasionally I branch off to Lewis and Clark for a demonstration. I have no...
Greetings all I notice a few familiar members from other lists and from the past. I am a Licensed Surveyor in New York, in the profession for nearly 30 years,...
As part of the assembled group I thought I would add my intro and encourage other members to do the same. My name is Ed Redmond and I am the Cartographic...
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Folks, I need a little help. This is a bit off topic but I had scheduled some GIS classes for the second week of March to be held in the Atlanta GA area. This ...
Hi all, There is an article in the February 2005 issue of "The Ensign" (www.theensign.org <http://www.theensign.org/> ), page 26 by P/C Don Hains, P of Lake...
Following the precedents, I thought I would introduce myself to the rapidly increasing membership of this list. I am John White, a sometime Rev War reenactor...
... Personally, I learn best by doing things by hand. Though this will be something of a plug for myself, I strongly recommend the book "The Practical...
Hello list, My name is Paul K. Graham and I live in Decatur, Ga. I recently published a book titled "1805 Georgia Land Lottery: Fortunate Drawers and Grantees"...
Paul, You and my Dad need to get together. He has been compiling all the land grants for Wilkes Co. Ga. and overlaying them on USGS Quad Sheets. After several...
... I own a copy of DeedMapper, and have used it a few times when doing research for clients. It makes area calculations easy, but its also not terribly...
I have used DeedMapper for the purpose of mapping neighborhoods in a search for ancestors. It's easy to learn to use. My areas of interest are Virginia patents...
Hi all, I'm a CADD designer for a small survey company in Wake Forest, NC and am embarking on my journey towards becoming a PLS. I've been surveying for about...
I use AutoCAD 2000 here at work and at home. I not only use it for maps and plots and such, but designed my shed trusses with it, a nice 18th century barn...
We use several software packages here including: Land Development Desktop with Survey and ArcGIS with Survey Analyst and ArcScan Extensions. Charles C. (Tripp)...
Hi all, As an introduction, my name is Robert S. Dedek, and am retired and currently living in Memphis, TN. My wife Rita Jo and I moved to Memphis in December...
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