The second paragraph explains how things are copyrighted without having to state it as such.

Sounds it could be a lost scene from the movie 'Gran Torino'.

I believe this monument is Corner 8 of Lot 1 of Tract 16A.

Yes, the old house is located near the other buildings still being used, but it was built later. The yellow arrow shows the location of the hay barn...

Is the cap oriented correctly? Every surveyor should ALWAYS orient their caps a certain direction when set if they are not section corners where they...

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1855 Manual - SoldThe winning bid was $1,025.00 with four different bidders.

Whenever I need brass, copper, or bronze cleaned, I use ketchup. I would not use it on a surveying instrument but it does wonders on ordinary items. ...

If only the surveyor had written his name in the book that would be even more of a historical treasure. Imagine a deputy looking through that by cand...

Fortunately, the County I work has all of the records back to the early 1870's. There is usually a record where someone had used the corner. They st...

This one was right at 4' deep. The last time it was mentioned was in 1931 when the surveyor said "found marked stone".

There is a lot going on with these remonumentation projects that I don't always state. First, the records are thoroughly researched so we know what w...

Sometimes I'll put a little bottle with a note or modern coins in them back down with the stone. One time I folded up the front page of the newspaper...

Those look great! Someday someone will be recovering these and silently thanking you for setting durable monuments.