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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_T69R8W5th_VanBuren.pdf
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2015-03-08
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Van Buren County: Township 69 North, Range 8 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 1837
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Uriah Biggs, George Wallace Jones
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This map is included in the Des Moines River Grant: Plat Map book.
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Map
Coverage
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1837-1848
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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
Deputy Surveyor Uriah Biggs
Des Moines River
Des Moines River Plat Map
Land Grant
Survey
Surveyor General George Wallace Jones
Township 69 North Range 8 West
Van Buren County