Theodore Roosevelt is the only Mount Rushmore honoree who was never a surveyor.
The initial point of the NAD27 datum is located in Meade's Ranch, Kansas.
Eratosthenes was the first known individual to attempt to determine the circumference of Earth. In about 200 B.C., he calculated the circumference to be about 25,000 miles.
Terminus was the Roman God of land boundaries. Of Terminus, the Roman Poet Ovid wrote: O Terminus, whether thou art a stone or a stump buried in the field, thou hast been deified from days of yore ... thou dost set bounds to people and cities and vast kingdoms; without thee every field would be a root of wrangling. Thou courtest no favour, thou art bribed by no gold; the lands entrusted to thee thou dost guard in loyal good faith.
Rufus Putnam was the first Surveyor General of Public Lands appointed by George Washington in 1796.
The terms pole, perch, and rod are different words for the same thing.
In the Public Land Survey System, the primary purpose
of meander lines was for the calculation of acreage of usable uplands for
sales purposes. Meander lines were never intended to be the dividing line
between state and private lands.
Landmark Home | Order Surveys | Our Company |
||||
©2007 Landmark Engineering and surveying corporation
disclaimer | webmaster |
Facts & FAQ's
 |
|
 |
 |