??Below the roads run the surveyors' lines which squared off the wilderness, and not only made it ready for sale but constructed a shape for county and state government.?
???ÿMeasuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy
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??And that survey is the one we all go back to. When you find one of their original corners, it is like a handshake with the past.?
???ÿMeasuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy
Historic boundaries and conservation efforts.
Thanks Not, Just ordered the book.
Looks fantastic, and the author has others that look good too. Will order asap!
As a Colonial State Surveyor whose forefathers began the push left, I fell shunned by the first one. LOL! The thrill of finding something set 200 or more years ago is still the best sensation though!
"it is like a handshake with the past" I really like this one. Cool way of saying that.
Not bad. Not survey related but my two favorites are probably:
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. (Unknown)
And:
Fans don't boo nobodies. (Reggie Jackson)
"Life is short, Art long, Occasion sudden and dangerous, Experience deceitful and Judgment difficult." – Hippocrates
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.
In our typing class it was 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog's back six times.'
Manual typewriters. A very noisy classroom. The only similarity with today is the location of most of the keys.
Been sitting on a bookshelf, unread, for quite a while now. Thanks for the nudge.
I made it part of my college course, required. Also used many other things, like boundary control and legal principles. But some people learn better from one type of writing, and some from other types.