Last updated: November 25, 2024
Place
Boundaries of Freedom, wayside exhibit
NPS/Robert Hartwig
Quick Facts
Location:
Homestead National Historical Park
Designation:
wayside exhibit
Amenities
2 listed
Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information
How would you have found your homestead claim land without a precise map or GPS unit?
Following the Land Ordinance of 1785, land was surveyed before settlement in a rectangular-survey system. The basic unit was a township, a 36-square-mile area, that is further subdivided into sections and acres.
Do you think mapping confusions could have led to land disputes? What other difficulties might have occured?
Following the Land Ordinance of 1785, land was surveyed before settlement in a rectangular-survey system. The basic unit was a township, a 36-square-mile area, that is further subdivided into sections and acres.
Do you think mapping confusions could have led to land disputes? What other difficulties might have occured?