Map No. 4: River Surveys

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Survey map of Runnels County school land, using surveys from the late 1800s, showing blocks of land and plat numbers. Scale [ca. 1:70,000] (2000 varas to the inch).

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1 map : blueline ; 67 x 52 cm.

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Description

Survey map of Runnels County school land, using surveys from the late 1800s, showing blocks of land and plat numbers. Scale [ca. 1:70,000] (2000 varas to the inch).

Physical Description

1 map : blueline ; 67 x 52 cm.

Notes

"River Surveys: Original Field Notes Dec. 22-26, 1876."

"Block 'A2' May 28-31, 1881."

"Block 'C3' June 25-27, 1881."

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Abilene Library Consortium

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Jesse Wallace Williams Map Collection

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Map No. 4: River Surveys, map, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth493710/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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