Township survey plats, ca.1823-1933.

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Township survey plats, ca.1823-1933.

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This series contains approximately 6,800 survey plats, 1823-1933, drawn by the Surveyor General of the United States for the Territory and State of Florida. The survey plats were maintained by the Florida District of the General Land Office until it was closed. The majority of the plats are copies made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries of surveys originally completed between 1840 and 1860.

154 cubic ft.

Florida State Archive

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SNAC Resource ID: 7341739

Florida State Archive

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Surveyor General of the United States, for the Territory of Florida.

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United States. General Land Office. Florida District

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The United States General Land Office was established in 1812. Its function was to survey and manage the public lands of the federal government. In 1824, the post of Surveyor General of the United States for the Territory of Florida was established to survey the public lands in Florida, using a township and range system with the base and meridian lines beginning at Tallahassee. The selling of the surveyed federal lands began in 1825 in Florida. The Florida District Gener...

Surveyor General of the United States, for the State of Florida.

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