By David Carle | Phalarope Press ISBN-13: 978-1987736434 ISBN-10: 1987736435 208 pp Land Surveying has a very rich history in these United States…
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Decided Guidance: Checovich v Cochran
We are in for a special treat this month. Our case takes us to Section 2, Township 10, Range 7 of old T-Jeff’s…
Test Yourself 69: All Things Equal
Find point P such that one line from P to the midpoint of side A-B, one to the midpoint of side C-D, and…
GLO Plats: Voyageurs National Park
Voyageurs National Park is located on the international border with Canada, in northern Minnesota approximately 35 miles east of International Falls. About forty…
Decided Guidance: Gaines vs. Sterling
This month’s case is a real humdinger from the Centennial State. Colorado is of course a PLSS state littered with mining claims. There’s…
Test Yourself 68: Angle Bisector
A-C is the bisector of angle B-A-D. What is the length of B-D? For the solution to this problem (and much more), please…
Decided Guidance: Richardson v. Register— The Case
Previously I ran through this decision in my skivvies on a flaming unicycle pedaling clockwise through the roundabout. Last month we dove into…
Test Yourself 67: Join Up!
To connect the two rights-of-way that dead-end at the property lines so equal radii reverse curves for each side (not the same radius…
GLO Plats: The History of the Hollywood Sign
The General Land Office is pleased to bring you the original survey plat for T1N R14W of the San Bernardino Meridian which is…
Decided Guidance: Richardson v. Register
“Bounds descriptions are the mark of nobility…‘I own to you and you own to me, there are no gaps or overlaps, and when…