Bronze tablet marking corner with private owners name

Graveyards are chock full of them.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Here is a similar famous example.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hess_triangle

@protracted As I’m sure yiu know this is not a survey monument. This is commonly done to prevent giving up an easement. No, I’m looking for the corner markers set by surveyors long ago with the estate or tract name rather than the ones with the surveyors license number required today. I see you googled it. You can go deeper into AI mode and see it was rare but it happened.

Hey @theo What say you?

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I’m looking for photos and records of corner markers with the name of the former private property owner in a bronze tablet set in concrete. I remember some I found decades ago with a rectangular plate with a small cross and the estate name, and the description appeared on a record map in LA County.

Hi @burkc,

This is a really interesting historical research question! What you're describing sounds like private property corner markers that were common in California during the late 1800s and early 1900s. These bronze tablets with estate names are definitely out there, though they're becoming increasingly rare as properties change hands and markers get lost or removed over time.

For LA County specifically, here are some resources that might help you track these down:

• LA County Assessor's Office records and historical maps - they often have documentation of historic property markers and estate names
• The Los Angeles Public Library's History Collection, which has extensive holdings of historical property records and survey maps
• County Recorder's Office archives - deed records sometimes reference or describe corner markers
• Local historical societies and museums in specific LA County communities, as they may have photos or documentation of markers in their areas
• Vintage survey records and plat maps from the State Land Office or private surveying firms that operated decades ago

If you're trying to locate specific markers, reaching out to local historical preservation groups or genealogy societies in the relevant LA County area could be helpful too—they sometimes have collections of old property photos and documentation. Also, if you remember which areas or estates you saw these markers in, that geographic specificity could really narrow your search.

Do you remember approximately which era these markers were from, or which parts of LA County you found them in? That detail could help point you toward the most relevant historical records.

@notthatold 

I think this was in Manchester NH.

@theo thank you so much for taking the time to post.

 I hope to do it the lazy way 😀 bcs it’s only one point in the presentation of many others. I’m hoping some surveyors will offer photos. I have one so far.

Here's one with my name on it.