Presentation Abstract
	History of the Ohio Public Land Survey
	Todd Tucky, Ohio Historical Society
	Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 1:10 PM - Track 2
	This presentation will focus on the legacy and implications of the United States Public Land Survey; in particular its Ohio origins. Attention will be made of key events and figures throughout the history of survey and how ideas and concepts of units of measurement were transferred from the Old World to the New World. Special mention will be given of the role of Thomas Jefferson in his attempts to create a national standard of measure and how his ideals of democracy are interwoven into the US Public Land Survey. The talk will highlight the role of Ohio, prominent Ohioans and the legacy of the PLSS still visibly manifest across America.
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