How DID they Survey ??

[RednekF350]

Received this article today from one of our suppliers. Interesting.

Happy President's Day! — Berntsen International

It’s well-known that a number of our presidents were surveyors – Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and even Roosevelt (kind of). Did you ever wonder how the early surveyors learned how to survey? Many biographies say these men were “self-taught” . . . for Washington and Jefferson, this means they got

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[Boyd]

Very cool Scott. Must have taken a lot of force and a strong anchor at each end to pull all the sag out of those chains. Cool map of the Province of Carolina, that was some really wild country in 1711! When you think of the of grand scheme of things, 300 years wasn't so long ago.

 

[bobpbx]

Oddly, despite searching google for 5 minutes or so, I could not find the weight of Gunter's chain.

 

[RednekF350]

Oddly, despite searching google for 5 minutes or so, I could not find the weight of Gunter's chain.

I have handled a few Bob at surveyor's conventions. Chain link thickness can vary but I would say the average Gunter's chain weighs about 3-4 lbs.