Point of Beginning

In a Metes and Bounds survey, the location of the starting point, which should be exactly the same as the ending point.
Example: A Surveyor begins at a well-known landmark, such as the center point of a street intersection. The survey description then "travels" by distance and direction (degrees) to a corner of the property being surveyed, which is the point of beginning. The description travels around the subject property until it returns to the point of beginning, whereby the Tract is enclosed.

Main article: Public Land Survey System

Marker for the Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey

The Point of Beginning is a surveyor's mark at the beginning location for the wide-scale surveying of land.

An example is the Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey that led to the opening of the Northwest Territory, and is the starting point of the surveys of almost all other lands to the west, reaching all the way to the Pacific Ocean.^[1] On September 30, 1785, Thomas Hutchins, first Chief Geographer of the United States^[2], began surveying the Seven Ranges at the Point of Beginning.

Points of beginning

• Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey - East Liverpool, Ohio
• Point of Beginning in Wisconsin

References

1. ^ "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. 
2. ^ Fort Steuben History

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