Land survey summary sheets, circa 1854-circa 1880s.

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Land survey summary sheets, circa 1854-circa 1880s.

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Summary sheets detailing the location of the meander posts, description of interior section corners and interior quarter section corners, and description of the quality of soil and timber on the township lines and interior sectional lines.

5.0 cu. ft. (51 oversize folders in map case).

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8194228

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Minnesota. Office of Surveyor General of Minnesota.

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Minnesota. Secretary of State

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The Office of Surveyor General of Minnesota, established by Act of Congress of March 3, 1857, was responsible for conducting the original government survey of the public domain in the territory and state of Minnesota. The earliest surveys of land in Minnesota were conducted under the jurisdiction of the Surveyor General of Iowa and Wisconsin, headquartered at Dubuque, Iowa. These surveys, completed between 1848 and May 1857, were primarily on land located between the St. Croix and Mississippi ri...