Come on Rich> That can't really be from Chas because none of the words were in a bold font ;-)They were in the original.American Surveyor
The edition originally published in England was subtitled How the United States Was Shaped by the Greatest Land Sale in History.The U.S. edition is su...
The most definitive source I have found on this subject is Surveying the Land, Vol. 1: Distance Measuring Tools & Their Accuracy, 1620-1920 by Mil...
From Milton Denny’s book Surveying the Land, Vol. 1: Distance Measuring Tools & Their Accuracy, 1620-1920:The W. & L.E. Gurley company was fou...
The ox goad reference is to a plowman using 4 yoke of oxen, not a team pulling a wagon. The plowman would have to walk behind the plow, not at the hea...
I assume your mention of Drawing the Line is in reference to the book by Edwin Danson. There is another book with the same title by Mark Monmonier abo...
The question assumes facts not in evidence.
Probably ....> with sequestration they can't afford a postage stamp.Based on my experience trying to get them involved in the Rendezvous last year,...
Maybe not unusual, but interesting.The Brits love their roundabouts. Here's one in Swindon that we negotiated a couple of weeks ago. It's 5 roundabout...
Who shot J.R.?
Bill gave two excellent presentations at the Surveyors Historical Society Rendezvous last year, one on the surveying tools and techniques of Lewis and...
> the 1st 90 minute were from a semi-retired LS who is arguably the foremost subject matter expert on the Mullan road.Would that be my buddy Bill?
So which was it? Was he from the Philippines or Qatar? 😀
I'm very sorry to hear of your loss JD. I hope your memories will give you comfort and bring you peace.
Look on the bright side. You probably have the cleanest drain in the world.
When I worked on a DOT construction survey crew, we set highway right of way rails per MightyMoe’s diagram. We used a steel tape, transit and the righ...
