Dale Beeks, the prolific collector, researcher, and dealer of early American surveying equipment, of Mt. Vernon, Iowa died in late 2023. Recognized and…
Author: Dr. Richard L. Elgin, PS, PE
08.12.2023
How Much Will the Survey Cost?
The questionnaire has been withdrawn. See the article for more…
04.16.2023
To Describe or Not to Describe
That Should Not Be the Question
This article addresses the need to prepare a new boundary description of a tract once the survey and plat of the tract is…
05.16.2022
Construing Descriptions for Riparian Tracts
Upland Conveyances, Generally For nearly all states, on a river navigable for title, the upland’s riparian boundary with the State (owning the riverbed)…
10.12.2021
The Riparian Boundary Challenge
Question: Where’s the boundary? Answer: It can depend on many factors, some unknown and unknowable to the surveyor.
In the United States, rivers, streams and lakes provide a natural boundary for millions of parcels along thousands of miles of boundary line…
04.19.2019
The Short Story of the Red River, Oklahoma v. Texas, and the Gradient Boundary—1803–1952
Banquo’s Ghost The troubled Red River boundary between Oklahoma and Texas is like Shakespeare’s Banquo’s Ghost, “It Will Not Down.” From a vague…