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==== Principal Meridians and Base Lines ==== | ==== Principal Meridians and Base Lines ==== | ||
The system is based on '''''principal meridians ''''' and '''''base lines ''''' determined by precise scientific measurements. As each territory or state opened public lands, the government identified a meridian (running north and south) and a base line (running east and west) to guide all future land surveys in the area. | The rectangular survey system is based on '''''principal meridians ''''' and '''''base lines ''''' determined by precise scientific measurements. As each territory or state opened public lands, the government identified a meridian (running north and south) and a base line (running east and west) to guide all future land surveys in the area. | ||
A geographical term which refers to a reference line used in surveying and dividing land in certain parts of the U.S. The meridian numbers progress from low to high as they were surveyed from east to west. The meridian lines on either side of the principal meridian are twenty-four miles apart. [The New A to Zax, US/Can 973 D26e] | A geographical term which refers to a reference line used in surveying and dividing land in certain parts of the U.S. The meridian numbers progress from low to high as they were surveyed from east to west. The meridian lines on either side of the principal meridian are twenty-four miles apart. [The New A to Zax, US/Can 973 D26e] | ||