Viker2000 t1_j7dfe64 wrote on February 5, 2023 at 11:46 PM Reply to Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership? by whyenn My father did surveying part time to earn extra money. He was quite good at it. He always looked for the metal property markers at corners, hilltops, or on long property lines. Typically they were sections of 1/2 pipe or re-bar. Permalink 6
Viker2000 t1_ivg94i4 wrote on November 7, 2022 at 7:19 PM Reply to Haystack rock on Cannon beach, Oregon [OC] [3440 × 4300] @itk.jpeg by itk_jpeg Spent many summer vacations at Cannon Beach when I was growing up. Permalink 2
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Reply to Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership? by whyenn
My father did surveying part time to earn extra money. He was quite good at it. He always looked for the metal property markers at corners, hilltops, or on long property lines. Typically they were sections of 1/2 pipe or re-bar.