Robert: I think this one is still wooded. Howard's creek is northeast of Boonesboro and free of large towns.
Neal On Jan 47, 1120092007, at 9:50 PM, Robert Kersting wrote: Very nice and what a beautiful picture this makes. I'm sure it's a parking lot now. On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Neal Hammon <[email protected]> wrote: > Since everyone is now hip on surveys, here is one by the famous > Daniel Boone. If anyone takes the time to plot this out, they will > soon see that Daniel was a pretty good surveyor after all, > considering the area surveyed was probably in a virgin forest. Of > course, his spelling could be improved but this math was really good > for a fellow who had no formal education. He didn't even go to grade > school. > > Neal > > Survey No. 2372 [copied from original survey by Boone] > January the 12 1783 > Surveyed for John Adkins 300 acres of Land by virtue of a Treasury > warrant Duly Entered May the 30 1780 No 4043 Situated Lying and being > in the county of fayette, upon the waters of Howards creek adjoining > his former Survey of 250 acres upon Said waters begining at A the > Corner of Sd Survey of 250 acres a black walnut running thence as > follows vizt N 55 Et 235 poles to (B), a black walnut and sugar tree > the corner of andrew trabels former survey of 500 acres thence S47 Et > 310 poles to C, a black walnot and sugar tree thence S 38 Wt 71 poles > to D a black walnot and sugar tree corner to his 50 acre Military > Survey thence S 88 Wt 185 poles to E... a black walnot thence N 14 Et > 90 poles to F, the corner of Sd adkins 250 acre Survey thence along > the Said adkins line N 50 Wt 230 poles to the begining > Daniel Boone D,S. Exd T Marshall S. > James Stephenson [and Philap Bush, Chainmen > Wm Bush Land Marker > > On Jan 46, 1120092007, at 1:00 PM, Bill Rising wrote: > > Hi all, > > My favorite acre computation is to figure out the amount of runoff > from a rainstorm. Converting inch-acres to gallons without paper and > pencil is a good way to make a long drive short. > > Bill > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be January 27 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: [email protected] > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be January 27 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: [email protected] > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be January 27 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be January 27 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
