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History Corner: Community Service and the Pioneer Surveyor: E.B. Camp

Few people realize that the roles of the men who surveyed the wild frontiers of America (and other nations) were not confined to the profession of surveying.  Because surveyors were, relative to the general population, fairly well educated and could “do their ciphers” and read complicated instructions, often they were the only men to whom...