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     • The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is the surveying method developed and used in the United States to plat, or divide, real property for sale and settling.
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   How does the public land survey system (PLSS) work?

   • This was the dawn of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). The PLSS divides land in the United States into townships, ranges, and sections. It was established by the Land Ordinance of 1785 as a standardized system for surveying and distributing public land. This article describes how the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) works.

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   How does PLSS work?

   • The PLSS divides land in the United States into townships, ranges, and sections. It was established by the Land Ordinance of 1785 as a standardized system for surveying and distributing public land. This article describes how the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) works. Where is the point of origin of the PLSS grid?

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   What does PLSS stand for?

   • This 1988 BLM map depicts the principal meridians and baselines used for surveying states (colored) in the Public Land Survey System. The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is the surveying method developed and used in the United States to plat, or divide, real property for sale and settling.

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   Is PLSS a metric system?

   • [ 10 ] The PLSS is considered one of the major points of contention in the adoption of the metric system in the United States. The PLSS has used the Gunter's chain as a basic measurement. In Canada, however, where the land survey is based on the same units of measure as the U.S. land survey, the metric system was adopted without issue.

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   When was PLSS created?

   • Also known as the Rectangular Survey System, it was created by the Land Ordinance of 1785 to survey land ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783, following the end of the American Revolution. Beginning with the Seven Ranges in present-day Ohio, the PLSS has been used as the primary survey method in the United States.

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   What is the beginning point of the public land survey?

   • A monument marking the site known as the Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey which served as the basis for the entire Public Land Survey System. Erected in 1881 by a joint commission of Ohio and Pennsylvania surveyors, the monument was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966.

   What is the Public Land Survey and Why Do We Still Use It?

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   The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is the surveying method developed and used in the United States to plat, or divide, real property for sale and settling.

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   The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) maps out every inch of public land. This is the base of the cadastral system in the United States. By establishing townships, ranges, sections, and quarter sections, the PLSS provides clarity in property boundaries.

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   Nov 18, 2011 · Originally established in 1785 by the Land Ordinance, after the revolutionary war, and further refined in 1851 by the General Land Office (now, the Bureau of Land Management), the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is still the primary legal definition of most property in the United States.

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   This video explains the basics of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS), also known as "Township and Range," which undergirds much of the land division in the...

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   Nov 15, 2022 · An introduction to the Public Land Survey System - how it was developed, where it is used, and how to use it yourself. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:48 PLSS History 2:02 Breakdown of the PLSS...

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   Oct 14, 2024 · The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is the standardized method used to describe and delineate land ownership in much of the United States. Its fundamental purpose is to establish a consistent and efficient way to divide and record vast tracts of land, particularly during westward expansion.

10. www.ntc.blm.gov › krc › systemBLM Module 2: The Public Land Survey System Study Guide

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    This module provides the foundational concepts and terminology of the Rectangular Survey System: interpreting land location on a map, writing a description of the land using the nomenclature of the Public Land Survey System, and emphasizing the importance of punctuation placement.