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Tennessee's land history is uniquely frustrating for researchers. The western portion of the state was considered Public Lands by the federal government, which granted land there using the township/range system of measurement and survey. The middle and eastern portions of the state were surveyed using the Metes & Bounds system. Click here to read a very good description at the TNGenweb Project site. Direct Line Software has an excellent overview of Tennessee Land Research on its Web site. Click here to read the article. |
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