Bicentennial Story #41-Leathery Surveyors
Title
Bicentennial Story #41-Leathery Surveyors
Description
Description of the work of land surveyors in Dakota Territory.
Date
6/26/1975
3/26/1976
Contributor
L.W. Veigel
Rights
This recording cannot be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center. This recording may be freely used for education uses, so long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this recording file is permitted without written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center.
Format
mp3
Medium
audio reel, analog, 1/4 inch polyester tape
Language
English
Spatial Coverage
Dakota Territory
Rights Holder
Copyright Stark County Historical Society and Dickinson Museum Center
Transcription
Operating ahead of the settlement of the public lands in western North Dakota were the leathery surveyors employed under contract by the General Land Office. Their work was done in three stages. First the parallel lines 24 miles apart were run, then these intervals worn marked off into "Townships" six miles square, and finally these block were “subdivided" into typical sections and quarter sections.
The survey crews worked through the long summers in wind and heat. Tents were used to shelter the men, while teams and wagons were used to transport supplies and cornerstones. It was a rugged and lonely life on the open plain, with no towns or settlers to break the tedium.
This is Bicentennial Story No. 41, prepared by L.W. Veigel, for the Stark County Historical Society.
The survey crews worked through the long summers in wind and heat. Tents were used to shelter the men, while teams and wagons were used to transport supplies and cornerstones. It was a rugged and lonely life on the open plain, with no towns or settlers to break the tedium.
This is Bicentennial Story No. 41, prepared by L.W. Veigel, for the Stark County Historical Society.
Original Format
Sound recordings
Duration
1:13
Bit Rate/Frequency
128kbps
Decade
1970 1979
Physical Location
Bicentennial tape #3, Bicentennial stories 23-45
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
“Bicentennial Story #41-Leathery Surveyors,” Southwestern North Dakota Digital Archive At the Dickinson Museum Center, accessed March 28, 2024, https://dmc.omeka.net/items/show/564.
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