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Preferred term
township and range system
Definition
- The U.S. Public Land Survey System is a township and range pattern of land division that was imposed across the United States west of Pennsylvania's western boundary in territory deemed “public domain” as the early nation expanded to the Pacific Ocean. It is the foundation of a cadastral survey that defines boundaries for land ownership. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Township and Range System]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/township_and_range_system
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