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Measuring America : how the United States was shaped by the greatest land sale in history

By: Publication details: London HarperCollins 2002Description: xix,312p. ill. 23cmISBN:
  • 0007108877
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 526.9028
Summary: This book tells the story of the largest property deal in history, the survey and sale of the land west of the Ohio river authorised by Congress in 1785, which has determined the configuration of farms, towns, counties and states to date. The role of land surveyors in measuring out unmapped land is also discussed.
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This book tells the story of the largest property deal in history, the survey and sale of the land west of the Ohio river authorised by Congress in 1785, which has determined the configuration of farms, towns, counties and states to date. The role of land surveyors in measuring out unmapped land is also discussed.