The first picture with the 5 marks has some other punch markings below the hash marks, but I cannot tell if the surveyor was trying to write something...
Warren Smith, post: 456633, member: 9900 wrote: Nice work! I envy your ability to work in an intersection with such little traffic control. If you a...
An elevation marker in the sidewalk in Pierre, SD, and brass plate in the business section of Cheyenne, WY.
I actually got away with doing this on my honeymoon 5 years ago!
All of the GLO section corner stones I have recovered in Southeast Nebraska are notched on all four sides. The 1855 Manual (page 9) says to notch the...
Might be a Fairy Ring.Doesn't look like a bombing target, but you might find this pretty cool.
MightyMoe, post: 456131, member: 700 wrote: Nice, the 3 notches do they make sense? Are you 3 miles north of the south township line, or 3 miles west ...
aliquot, post: 446627, member: 2486 wrote: The surveyors at this time had nothing to do with the drafting or the lot numbers. The surveyor's responsib...
Here are examples from 1858 and 1863. Other surveyors working during the same era were going with the 1-4 or 1-7 numbering system. Still other surve...
Here's a good one. There are three Lot 1's and three Lot 2's in Section 19. The date is 1859.
Peter Ehlert, post: 444873, member: 60 wrote: you got me thinking... I would love to capture many things that my old cameras and cell phone can't grab...
Nice hash marks. Cool photo!
Peter Ehlert, post: 444544, member: 60 wrote: Beautiful photos. What kind of camera are you using?Canon Powershot SX530 HS
I took these photos last night of the sun striking the tops of the peaks of the Montes Jura range which makes them appear to the left of the shadow li...
Page 161 from Al White's "History of the Rectangular System".
In my book "American Survey Monument Patents", I show the Bausman patent of 1881.
It seems the 1855 Manual likes refers to the diagrams quite a bit for guidance. Here is an example from Diagram B which shows three small lots at the...
