My first response to a Center of Section not fitting correctly is to examine the four quarter corners. Have any of them moved or been reset by propor...

We've debated this here before and unfortunately I am waiting for someone to state once again that the old bench marks are no longer needed because of...

Forest Tri StationUSGS triangulation Station "Strunk" in the Nebraska National Forest. A tall tower was not needed to get over the tops of the trees.

My monument hunting partner in the Black Hills of South Dakota with an 1898 USGS bench mark.

The guy who placed the markers told me that they are 3' deep and can never be removed.Seriously? I don't even set markers that deep in cultivated fie...

Do Y'All Still Post Nifty North Arrows Here?Hope that North arrow is not a self portrait of the surveyor!

Gene you are a tremendous asset to the surveyor community and your level of interest, research, and diligence is often unsurpassed. Nice work!

Congratulations!

This reporter had interviewed me for over an hour on the phone, but most of the old USGS marks I go after are not in a database and that really confus...

Prayers to you my friend. Thinking of you and Allison.

The notches are the PLSS system for identifying the corner location in miles from the township lines. Township corners have 6 notches on each side. ...