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  2. Public lands in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This includes vast tracts of National Forest and BLM land, as well as land on some Wildlife Refuges. National Parks are the exception. This use became controversial in the late 20th century as it was examined by environmentalists and scientists concerned about the impact of these exotic animals on native plant populations and watersheds.

  3. Category:Tracts - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Tracts" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Agynykatty tract; B. Bagar region;

  4. Section (United States land surveying) - Wikipedia

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    The legal description of a tract of land under the PLSS includes the name of the state, name of the county, township number, range number, section number, and portion of a section. Sections are customarily surveyed into smaller squares by repeated halving and quartering. A quarter section is 160 acres (65 ha) and a "quarter-quarter section" is ...

  5. Public Land Survey System - Wikipedia

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    The list of all principal meridians is given below. Public domain (land): Land owned and managed by the Federal government. Synonymous with public lands. National Parks and National Forests are a large part of the public domain land today. The original public domain included the lands that were turned over to the Federal Government by the ...

  6. Lot and block survey system - Wikipedia

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    The system is the most recent of the three main survey systems. It began to be widely employed in the United States in the 19th century when cities began to expand into the surrounding farmland. The owners of a large tract of land would create a plat and subdivide the tract into a series of smaller lots to be sold to buyers. This subdivision ...

  7. These People Own the Most Land in America - AOL

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    D.K. Boyd. Land area: 261,937 acres Roughly equal to: San Antonio, Texas Rancher and oilman D.K. Boyd owns over a quarter million acres of American land, including ranches in the Texas Panhandle ...

  8. Texas land survey system - Wikipedia

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    Tract; Blocks (groups of joined or non-joined subdivided surveyed land) are not restricted to rectangles or squares but based on survey layouts and individual property bounds. Original block lines were drawn before any official boundaries were created. Tracts, found within blocks, are special categories. Neither blocks nor tracts obey county lines.

  9. Public land - Wikipedia

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    This includes vast tracts of National Forest and BLM land, as well as land on some Wildlife Refuges. National Parks are the exception. This use became controversial in the late 20th century as it was examined by environmentalists and scientists concerned about the impact of these exotic animals on native plant populations and watersheds.