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James Burnett <[log in to unmask]>
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Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:58:53 -0500
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Probably not near as entertaining to read!

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Jean Marie Turner <
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> A friend who is a civil engineer says that Virginia is on a state grid.
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> > Hello:
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> > I have collected some of the old surveys for lands in Virginia. They were
> > done in the 1700's using metes and bounds. "N30W 100 poles to a white oak
> > sapling, etc."
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> > What system does VA now use as a legal land description? Has VA adopted a
> > rectangular survey system of some type?
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Douglas Burnett
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FL

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