| Display title | Rectangular Surveys |
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This attribute controls the content of the description and og:description elements. | The National Archives in Washington, DC has over 10 million land entry case files of individuals trying to obtain a private claim to some of the public land in 30 federal land states from 1820-1908. In almost all these cases the land was surveyed and described as part of the Public Lands Survey System, which divided the land into Congressional townships on a township and range grid based on rectangular surveys. A township consists of 36 sections of one square mile each. Sections are organized into a 6 x 6 square to form each township. |