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DESCRIPTION
This seminar will teach students how to perform resurveys of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). A variety of topics will be discussed, including common types of evidence left by the original surveyors and their correlation with the written record. This lecture will include practical on-the-ground advice to the retracing surveyor as well as the case law that underlies the retracement procedure. Emphasis will be given to corner evidence such as bearing trees, round mounds, topographic calls, and other evidence.TRANSCRIPT
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THE PUBLIC LAND SYSTEM
A 200 YEAR, 1.5 BILLION ACRE PROJECT
Initial PLSS
Framework
1784: Theory 1785: Practical “Rules” 1787: Political
PLSS LEGISLATION
The public land system, as we know it today, was created like any other piece of legislation, one piece at a time. The first three land acts laid-out the initial idea in three stages: • Concept• Practice• Revision
THE SEVEN RANGES
The first area to be surveyed in the PLSS
Measured 42 miles by 91 miles, along the Ohio river
U.S. government prohibited settlement by Europeans under the Proclamation Act of 1783 but widely settled by squatters
The first North/South line, known as the Eastern Ohio Meridian, was established along the western boundary of Pennsylvania
The first East/West baseline, known as Ellicott’s line, began where the Pennsylvania boundary touched the north bank of the Ohio River
Issues
What constitutes the south bank of the Red River?
Where along that bank is the boundary located?
What is the proper mode of locating the boundary on the ground?
OKLAHOMA V. TEXAS 258 U.S. 574 (1922)
DEFENDANT LUCAS