Public Land Survey System

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The Public Land Survey System is used in the United States of America to unambiguously locate and describe land based on a rectangular grid system. The system was used to subdivide and transfer land from public ownership to government ownership in most of the states west of the Mississippi River.[1]

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  1. ↑ The Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
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