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47 years ago

Danged surveyors, never could count worth a darn.;-)

The "wheel" cost him his well. Now that's funny.

I'm sure that was the only issue.. LOL

Shows that people using measurements over monuments has been a problem for a long time.

"...assured residents that a slide rule would replace the wagon wheel"

If only our ancestors had discovered the slide rule and not the wheel...how much better off we would be. 😉

well- we know the 1869 guys were correct, not so sure about the 1980's guys. the story doesn't detail enough....

Reminds me of the ignoranamous who blew the whistle on the 4 Corners Monument....LOL

Good thing we have people smarter than that......

The same principles apply

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Didn't the Cochise County surveyor use a wagon wheel with a rag tied on it for surveying, in the 1880s. I think his name was John Rockefeller? The wagon is in the courthouse in Tombstone. Neat stuff.

[sarcasm]Never buy a lot on the edge of the subdivision...[/sarcasm]