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*[http://www.blm.gov/cadastral/meridians/meridians.htm www.blm.gov/cadastral/meridians/meridians.htm] | *[http://www.blm.gov/cadastral/meridians/meridians.htm www.blm.gov/cadastral/meridians/meridians.htm] | ||
==== Numbered Townships ==== | ==== Numbered Townships and Ranges ==== | ||
Numbered townships were laid out in tiers north and south of the baseline; numbered ranges were laid out east and west of the meridians. The intersecting lines of townships and ranges formed a checkerboard or grid of townships.<ref name="Hawkins" /> | Numbered townships were laid out in tiers north and south of the baseline; numbered ranges were laid out east and west of the meridians. The intersecting lines of townships and ranges formed a checkerboard or grid of townships.<ref name="Hawkins" /> | ||
[[ | [[Image:Congressional Township Rectangular Survey Grid.png|649px|Congressional Township Rectangular Survey Grid.png]] | ||
==== Township and Range ==== | ==== Township and Range ==== | ||