Less than a week away. Bring your own food and drinks!

I hate to state the obvious, but if it is for occasional use, I make my own out of blank brass washers using letter/number stamps.

Does Central America count? The other issue is whether one should count only land mass or include the water boundaries. If one excludes water, then ...

Totally agree with Paden about the older generations now being almost gone. I used to be able to strike up a conversation with any older person who w...

The center of gravity method involved cutting out the shape of the figure of something stiff like a piece of plywood. Then drill holes close to the e...

This is my webpage on the subject and a book is forthcoming. The text portion has already surpassed 80 pages with over 47,000 words. Stayed tuned...

Here is another one. Your involvement in reporting this one is appreciated.

The 12% of the 6PM surveys east of the Principal Meridian are probably, as a whole, the best surveys in the 6PM. John Calhoun was the surveyor genera...

Thanks for the notice. It takes only 30 seconds to submit a report. The more that do it, the more likelihood that ebay will finally take notice.

Set witness points on line in at least two directions at a specific distance such as 50.00' so that they will not be confused with the corner location...

Nice looking "4" on that stone! Great job!

Looks like an early USGS marker. This was common in the Black Hills for USGS to establish mile markers or markers near trail crossings. The notes of...

Is that the "LS" for Licensed Surveyor on the right side? Can you get you registration number on the plate?

I would agree that most of these for sale were somehow acquired by legitimate means, but it if you have been around long enough you've come across at ...