Posted by John T on April 30, 2012 at 07:09:30 from (216.249.82.117):
In Reply to: Re: More or Less posted by kyplowboy on April 30, 2012 at 06:34:54:
I hear ya, however even to this day Ive still seen surveyors call out trees as markers although its mostly to "an iron pin set" or "an iron pipe set" or a "pinchbar set" or perhaps a PK Nail in a structure or a "railroad spike set in the centerline of the road"
Of course, its no better then THE STARTING POINT which around here in rural areas is a Section Corner and the local County Surveyors job is to locate and re set and verify and document EACH COUNTY SECTION CORNER.
On my current farm I have a section corner set at the NE Corner of Section 23, Township 7 North, Range 5 West of the Second Principal Meridian (if I recall correctly). Years ago a surveyor buddy found and dug it up a sand stone marker with an X set wayyyyyyyyyyyyy back when. Since then the County Surveyor came and recorded it and set additional markers and signs and used GPS etc. At all my iron pins set I spray roundup around them and dump used motor oil and diesel and paint and all other sorts of "toxic waste" so hay never grows there, it glows at night hmmmmmmmmm lol
When I studied real estate in law school I enjoyed legal descriptions and have worked with a few surveyors so I like this chat
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