Transcription of Chapter 16 Monumentation and Survey Records
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Highway Surveying Manual Page 16-1 January 2005 Chapter 16 Monumentation and Survey Records16-01 Monumentation and Survey RecordsThe placement of markers or monuments in the ground is used for a variety of purposes. One of the more common purposes is to mark the corner locations of property ownership. In transferring a particular parcel of real property, written conveyances are used to describe the outer bounds or limits of that parcel. An ancient ritual known as the livery of seisin (delivery of possession), had the seller, purchaser and witnesses meet on the property, walk the perimeter or bounds of the parcel and then memorialize the contract by handing over a handful of dirt, twig, driving stakes into the ground or other act
Nearby Survey Marker”. When writing the station description, include information on how to reach the general location of the monument from some prominent feature such as a junction of two highways. Include the location by section-township-range and by State Route and milepost.
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