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2. Phelps and Gorham Purchase - Wikipedia

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   After buying the land from the state of Massachusetts in early 1790, Morris almost immediately resold 12,000,000 acres (49,000 km 2; 19,000 sq mi) (Error: Total land in New York State west of the Pre-emption line is only about 6 million acres.) through his London agent William Temple Franklin to the Pulteney Associates, led by Sir William ...

3. Public Land Survey System - Wikipedia

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   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. Also known as the Rectangular Survey System, it was created by the Land Ordinance of 1785 to survey land ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783, following the end of the ...

4. Homestead Acts - Wikipedia

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   The claimed homestead could include the same land which they had previously filed a preemption claim (on up to 160 acres at $1.25 per acre, or up to 80 acres of subdivided and surveyed land at $2.50 per acre), and they could expand their current ownership to contiguous adjacent land up to 160 acres total.

5. What is a property survey, and how do I get one? - AOL

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   A property survey legally defines the boundaries of a plot of land. Mortgage lenders and/or title companies may require one when you're buying a house. You may also need one when making certain ...

6. Commissioners' Plan of 1811 - Wikipedia

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   The plan originated when the Common Council of New York City, seeking to provide for the orderly development and sale of the land of Manhattan between 14th Street and Washington Heights, but unable to do so itself for reasons of local politics and objections from property owners, asked the New York State Legislature to step in. The legislature ...

7. Central New York Military Tract - Wikipedia

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   The legislature authorized an additional 500 acres (2 km 2) per soldier, using land from 25 Military Tract Townships to be established in central New York State. Each of the townships was to comprise 100 lots of 600 acres (2.4 km 2) each. Three more such townships, Junius, Galen, and Sterling, were later added to accommodate additional claims ...

8. How Do I Find My Property Lines? - AOL

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9. Sean Hannity Lists One of His New York Homes for $3.6 Million

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   According to Newsday, the Fox News host listed his waterfront home at 27 Sea Crest Dr., Lloyd Harbor, NY 11743 for sale for $3.6 million. The 8,000-square-foot traditional home was built in 2001 ...