Statements (24)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
land surveying system
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gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:Bureau_of_Land_Management
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Public_Land_Survey_System
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gptkbp:baseLine |
reference line for surveys
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gptkbp:basisFor |
legal land descriptions in many US states
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gptkbp:compatibleWith |
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Kentucky gptkb:Tennessee gptkb:Texas parts of California original 13 colonies |
gptkbp:dividedInto |
sections
townships |
gptkbp:establishedBy |
gptkb:Land_Ordinance_of_1785
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
rectangular survey system
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gptkbp:principalMeridian |
reference line for surveys
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gptkbp:purpose |
divide land for sale and settlement
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gptkbp:replacedBy |
metes and bounds system in many areas
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gptkbp:sectionArea |
640 acres
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gptkbp:sectionSize |
1 mile by 1 mile
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gptkbp:townshipSize |
6 miles by 6 miles
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gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Public_Land_Survey_System
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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