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This paper describes the problems encountered by engineers in Texas who are engaged in relocating old survey lines. The conflicting influence of Spain and England on the land laws are discussed, and the modern equivalents of old and obsolete units of measurement are given. The paper includes also an interesting anecdote concerning the monumenting of the 100th meridian.
This paper describes the problems encountered by engineers in Texas who are engaged in relocating old survey lines. The conflicting influence of Spain and England on the land laws are discussed, and the modern equivalents of old and obsolete units of measurement are given. The paper includes also an interesting anecdote concerning the monumenting of the 100th meridian.
Relocating Land Surveys in Texas
Williams, B. F. (author)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 96 ; 735-743
2021-01-01
91932-01-01 pages
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