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What is the Public Land Survey System?

A US method dividing land into township grids.

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Why: The PLSS divided western territories into township grids, sections, and fractions for land sale.

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The PLSS put land on the grid.
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Answer: A US method dividing land into township grids. The PLSS divided western territories into township grids, sections, and fractions for land sale.

  1. Surveying en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveying
    The PLSS divided states into township grids which were further divided into sections and fractions of sections.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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