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John Mullett (1786–1862) [1] was a prominent [2] surveyor based in Detroit, Michigan in the early 19th century.. Under the Public Land Survey System, he was surveyor-general for the Northwest Territories [3] and as such, assisted or led "in many of the government's original surveys of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana," [2] and especially in Michigan.
Abraham Lincoln came to New Salem in 1831, and shortly after in 1832, he lost in his bid to become a state representative. The Sangamon County surveyor, John Calhoun, then offered Lincoln a job as deputy surveyor due to the high volume of resurveying. As deputy surveyor, Lincoln surveyed five towns, four roads, and thirty properties.
1. George Washington: Surveyor. b. 1732 – 1799. President: 1789 – 1797. Long before crossing the Delaware, the first president of the U.S. was out in the field surveying land in Virginia as a ...
He was a member of the Michigan Territorial Legislature, 1826–7. He served as Mount Vernon's first postmaster from 1832 to 1856. He was a Macomb County Circuit Court judge in 1833, a state legislator in 1853, and a deputy U.S. surveyor from 1833 to 1853. [1] While surveying, he won acclaim for his accurate work on public land surveys.
Samuel W Hill, (November 6, 1815 – August 28, 1889) was an American surveyor, geologist and mining developer in Michigan's Copper Country. Early life and experience [ edit ]
The document states: 'A tangible gift of more than minimal value accepted for reasons of protocol or courtesy may not be kept as a personal gift, however, but is considered accepted on behalf of ...
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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