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Des Moines River Valley Plat Maps, 1836-1851
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Lee County: Township 67 North, Range 7 West, 5th Meridian
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Des Moines River Plat Map
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Surveyor General's Office
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Uriah Biggs, George Wallace Jones
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The Des Moines River Grant Plat Book is a collection of maps that were created between 1837-1851 and detail the land by county and township of the developing State of Iowa. Details show land ownership, depict the raw land and natural occurrences, and indicate societal movements of that time. The territory surveyed in the Des Moines River Grant Plat Book quantify the land below the forks of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers and the maps were sold by the State of Iowa to individuals per plat between the years of 1849-1857. Total amount of land surveyed with the grant equals 267,507.64 acres.
Publisher
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State Library of Iowa
Deputy Surveyor Uriah Biggs
Des Moines River
Des Moines River Plat Map
Land Grant
Lee County
Survey
Surveyor General George Wallace Jones
Township 67 North Range 7 West
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Van Buren County: Township 67 North, Range 8 West, 5th Meridian
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Des Moines River Plat Map
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Surveyor General's Office
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The Des Moines River Grant Plat Book is a collection of maps that were created between 1837-1851 and detail the land by county and township of the developing State of Iowa. Details show land ownership, depict the raw land and natural occurrences, and indicate societal movements of that time. The territory surveyed in the Des Moines River Grant Plat Book quantify the land below the forks of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers and the maps were sold by the State of Iowa to individuals per plat between the years of 1849-1857. Total amount of land surveyed with the grant equals 267,507.64 acres.
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State Library of Iowa
Deputy Surveyor Uriah Biggs
Des Moines River
Des Moines River Plat Map
Land Grant
Survey
Surveyor General George Wallace Jones
Township 67 North Range 8 West
Van Buren County
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Des Moines River Valley Plat Maps, 1836-1851
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Van Buren County: Township 67 North, Range 9 West, 5th Meridain
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Des Moines River Plat Map
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Surveyor General's Office
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Publisher
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State Library of Iowa
Deputy Surveyor Uriah Biggs
Des Moines River
Des Moines River Plat Map
Land Grant
Survey
Surveyor General George Wallace Jones
Township 67 North Range 9 West
Van Buren County
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Lee County: Township 68, North Range 7 West, 5th Meridian
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Des Moines River Plat Map
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Surveyor General's Office
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An account of the resource
The Des Moines River Grant Plat Book is a collection of maps that were created between 1837-1851 and detail the land by county and township of the developing State of Iowa. Details show land ownership, depict the raw land and natural occurrences, and indicate societal movements of that time. The territory surveyed in the Des Moines River Grant Plat Book quantify the land below the forks of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers and the maps were sold by the State of Iowa to individuals per plat between the years of 1849-1857. Total amount of land surveyed with the grant equals 267,507.64 acres.
Publisher
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State Library of Iowa
Deputy Surveyor Uriah Biggs
Des Moines River
Des Moines River Plat Map
Land Grant
Lee County
Survey
Surveyor General George Wallace Jones
Township 68 North Range 7 West
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Van Buren County: Township 68 North, Range 8 West, 5th Meridian
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Des Moines River Plat Map
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Surveyor General's Office
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An account of the resource
The Des Moines River Grant Plat Book is a collection of maps that were created between 1837-1851 and detail the land by county and township of the developing State of Iowa. Details show land ownership, depict the raw land and natural occurrences, and indicate societal movements of that time. The territory surveyed in the Des Moines River Grant Plat Book quantify the land below the forks of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers and the maps were sold by the State of Iowa to individuals per plat between the years of 1849-1857. Total amount of land surveyed with the grant equals 267,507.64 acres.
Publisher
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State Library of Iowa
Deputy Surveyor Uriah Biggs
Des Moines River
Des Moines River Plat Map
Land Grant
Survey
Surveyor General George Wallace Jones
Township 68 North Range 8 West
Van Buren County
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Des Moines River Valley Plat Maps, 1836-1851
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Van Buren County: Township 68 North, Range 9 West, 5th Meridian
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Des Moines River Plat Map
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Surveyor General's Office
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An account of the resource
The Des Moines River Grant Plat Book is a collection of maps that were created between 1837-1851 and detail the land by county and township of the developing State of Iowa. Details show land ownership, depict the raw land and natural occurrences, and indicate societal movements of that time. The territory surveyed in the Des Moines River Grant Plat Book quantify the land below the forks of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers and the maps were sold by the State of Iowa to individuals per plat between the years of 1849-1857. Total amount of land surveyed with the grant equals 267,507.64 acres.
Publisher
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State Library of Iowa
Deputy Surveyor Uriah Biggs
Des Moines River
Des Moines River Plat Map
Land Grant
Survey
Surveyor General George Wallace Jones
Township 68 North Range 9 West
Van Buren County
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Des Moines River Valley Plat Maps, 1836-1851
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2015-03-08
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Van Buren County: Township 68 North, Range 10 West, 5th Meridian
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Des Moines River Plat Map
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Surveyor General's Office
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Uriah Biggs, George Wallace Jones
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Description
An account of the resource
The Des Moines River Grant Plat Book is a collection of maps that were created between 1837-1851 and detail the land by county and township of the developing State of Iowa. Details show land ownership, depict the raw land and natural occurrences, and indicate societal movements of that time. The territory surveyed in the Des Moines River Grant Plat Book quantify the land below the forks of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers and the maps were sold by the State of Iowa to individuals per plat between the years of 1849-1857. Total amount of land surveyed with the grant equals 267,507.64 acres.
Publisher
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State Library of Iowa
Deputy Surveyor Uriah Biggs
Des Moines River
Des Moines River Plat Map
Land Grant
Survey
Surveyor General George Wallace Jones
Township 68 North Range 10 West
Van Buren County
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Des Moines River Valley Plat Maps, 1836-1851
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2015-03-08
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Van Buren County: Township 68 North, Range 11 West, 5th Meridian
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Des Moines River Plat Map
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Surveyor General's Office
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Uriah Biggs, George Wallace Jones
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Map
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1837-1849
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This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Library of Iowa.
Description
An account of the resource
The Des Moines River Grant Plat Book is a collection of maps that were created between 1837-1851 and detail the land by county and township of the developing State of Iowa. Details show land ownership, depict the raw land and natural occurrences, and indicate societal movements of that time. The territory surveyed in the Des Moines River Grant Plat Book quantify the land below the forks of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers and the maps were sold by the State of Iowa to individuals per plat between the years of 1849-1857. Total amount of land surveyed with the grant equals 267,507.64 acres.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
State Library of Iowa
Deputy Surveyor Uriah Biggs
Des Moines River
Des Moines River Plat Map
Land Grant
Survey
Surveyor General George Wallace Jones
Township 68 North Range 11 West
Van Buren County
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Des Moines River Valley Plat Maps, 1836-1851
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Digital item created
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2015-03-08
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Van Buren County: Township 69 North, Range 11 West, 5th Meridian
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The topic of the resource
Des Moines River Plat Map
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Surveyor General's Office
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A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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Hugill and Freeman, George Wallace Jones
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Map
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This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Library of Iowa.
Description
An account of the resource
The Des Moines River Grant Plat Book is a collection of maps that were created between 1837-1851 and detail the land by county and township of the developing State of Iowa. Details show land ownership, depict the raw land and natural occurrences, and indicate societal movements of that time. The territory surveyed in the Des Moines River Grant Plat Book quantify the land below the forks of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers and the maps were sold by the State of Iowa to individuals per plat between the years of 1849-1857. Total amount of land surveyed with the grant equals 267,507.64 acres.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
State Library of Iowa
Deputy Surveyor Hugill & Freeman
Des Moines River
Des Moines River Plat Map
Land Grant
Survey
Surveyor General George Wallace Jones
Township 69 North Range 11 West
Van Buren County
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Title
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Des Moines River Valley Plat Maps, 1836-1851
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This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Library of Iowa.
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Map
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41 X 41 cm.
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DSM_River_Plat_Book_T69NR12W5th_Davis.pdf
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2015-03-08
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Title
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Davis County: Township 69 North, Range 12 West, 5th Meridian
Subject
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Des Moines River Plat Map
Creator
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Surveyor General's Office
Date
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Surveyed in 1843
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William Dewey, George Wallace Jones
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This map is included in the Des Moines River Grant: Plat Map book.
Type
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Map
Coverage
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1843-1849
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This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Library of Iowa.
Description
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The Des Moines River Grant Plat Book is a collection of maps that were created between 1837-1851 and detail the land by county and township of the developing State of Iowa. Details show land ownership, depict the raw land and natural occurrences, and indicate societal movements of that time. The territory surveyed in the Des Moines River Grant Plat Book quantify the land below the forks of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers and the maps were sold by the State of Iowa to individuals per plat between the years of 1849-1857. Total amount of land surveyed with the grant equals 267,507.64 acres.
Publisher
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State Library of Iowa
Davis County
Deputy Surveyor William Dewey
Des Moines River
Des Moines River Plat Map
George Wallace Jones Surveyor General
Land Grant
Surveyor General
Township 69 North Range 12 West