Land Surveys Share A Part In American History
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
It seems strange to think of the United States as one big land mass without any borders between states or lines between properties. However, it is because of land surveys that we have the order and organization that we do today. Thomas Jefferson was a land surveyor, as was George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. While these famous figures aren’t known for their groundbreaking surveying, it is through their tools and maps that the American landscape really took shape. Read the rest of this entry »