The Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey is a monument at the border between the U.S. states of Ohio and Pennsylvania, on the north side of the Ohio River. It is near the three-way intersection of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and the northern tip of West Virginia. It is significant as being the point from which the Public Land Survey System was performed, starting in 1785, which would open what was then the Northwest Territory for settlement. The survey was "the first mathematically designed system and nationally conducted cadastrial survey in any modern country" and is "an object of study by public officials of foreign countries as a basis for land reform."[3]
Built in 1881,[4] it was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.[2][3]
The area that is landmarked includes a part of Ohio and a part of Pennsylvania. A plaque at the site states that the true starting point was 1,112 feet further south,[5] a location now covered by water behind a dam in the city of East Liverpool, Ohio. The commemorative site is located about 2 miles east of the center of East Liverpool on Ohio State Route 39 and Pennsylvania Route 68.
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References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. http://www.nr.nps.gov/. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
- ^ a b "Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=441&ResourceType=Site. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ a b Joseph S. Mendinghall (December 27, 1974), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Beginning Point / Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land SurveyPDF (511 KB), National Park Service
- ^ Inscription on monument, pictured here
- ^ Inscription on monument, pictured here
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