Agreed. It is a sub species of research that is often overlooked.

My point being that it is not so much the origin of title, as that of the political etymology of jurisdictional control as directed by statutory autho...

That looks a lot like our County Road Pouches. A group of landowners would petition the Board of Supervisors to lay out a public road. The Board would...

Brad Ott, post: 379367, member: 197 wrote: A very big welcome. Your open minded willingness to learn here will serve you well. That's true for all o...

This certification requirement would have to be part of the Village's Subdivision Ordinance - in whatever form that follows. What have prior subdivis...

imaudigger, post: 378777, member: 7286 wrote: Never see it abbreviated that way in my area. RSB1, PG48 is what I am used to seeing. Yeah, you guys d...

skwyd, post: 377612, member: 6874 wrote: I have done research in a county near me that dated back to the late 1800's. It was for a road and I needed t...

George Washington was once asked to justify his $100 invoice for surveying a large tract of land. He responded, "$5 for materials (pipes) - $95 for k...

Or describe a meander line, for purposes of calculating acreage for sale. The ownership will be in the state of constant flux.

Selective memory, Jim. I'm the same way - lotsa detail about aspects of the job, but retrieval needs to be properly indexed. A coach's forte is stra...

Was that during the LightSquared testing?

Holy Cow, post: 375381, member: 50 wrote: All available survey chariots were manufactured in the US prior to 1960. That's what I was thinking - you'...