![]() ![]() ![]() This could be considered a tribute to these hardy individuals. The corners that these men established still control the location of present survey lines. Through the hardships of Indians, snow, hunger, prairie grass, insects, and low pay, these surveyors established the land that was soon to become the 21st State of the Union. It was a rugged party of pioneers who first crossed the Wabash with their Rittenhouse compasses and Gunter's chains to stake out the virgin forests and prairies of Illinois. Many centuries of refinement of equipment and techniques had passed by the time the art of surveying reached the Illinois Territory. The oldest map recovered, consisting of scratches in an Assyrian tablet, dates back 5000 years. It is important for the would-be-surveyor and the experienced practitioner to fully comprehend the fact that present survey practices have roots deeply implanted in history dating back 6000 years to the pyramids of ancient Egypt, and possibly beyond that. Public Land SystemĪ Chronological History of Surveying in Illinois ![]()
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