Old Maps of Reardan - Revision history

Kirk at 16:20, 16 April 2023

2023-04-16T16:20:25Z

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	The land around Reardan was surveyed in the 1870s and 1880s and platted using the [[Early Public Land Survey System Plats\| Public Land Survey System]]. People desiring land for purchase or settlement would refer to the government plats as the definitive legal definition of properties.		The land around Reardan was surveyed in the 1870s and 1880s and platted using the [[Early Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Plats\| Public Land Survey System (PLSS)]]. People desiring land for purchase or settlement would refer to the government plats as the definitive legal definition of properties.

	The Library of Congress has some old maps of Reardan in its archives. These maps are Sanborn Fire Insurance maps used to ascertain the risks of insuring a particular property and maybe in limiting claims. These maps were done for the following years:		The Library of Congress has some old maps of Reardan in its archives. These maps are Sanborn Fire Insurance maps used to ascertain the risks of insuring a particular property and maybe in limiting claims. These maps were done for the following years:

Kirk at 00:47, 24 March 2023

2023-03-24T00:47:57Z

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	*[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn09299_006/ 1930] (has a lot of windmills in town. is the most complete map of the bunch)		*[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn09299_006/ 1930] (has a lot of windmills in town. is the most complete map of the bunch)
	These maps should be studied to see what what was there and the damage due to fires (or neglect). They do supply some information about various businesses in town.		These maps should be studied to see what what was there and the damage due to fires (or neglect). They do supply some information about various businesses in town.

			[[Category: Reardan History]]

Kirk at 01:03, 2 January 2023

2023-01-02T01:03:24Z

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			The land around Reardan was surveyed in the 1870s and 1880s and platted using the [[Early Public Land Survey System Plats\| Public Land Survey System]]. People desiring land for purchase or settlement would refer to the government plats as the definitive legal definition of properties.

	The Library of Congress has some old maps of Reardan in its archives. These maps are Sanborn Fire Insurance maps used to ascertain the risks of insuring a particular property and maybe in limiting claims. These maps were done for the following years:		The Library of Congress has some old maps of Reardan in its archives. These maps are Sanborn Fire Insurance maps used to ascertain the risks of insuring a particular property and maybe in limiting claims. These maps were done for the following years:
	*[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn09299_001/ 1894] (has a horse powered grain elevator and the school building)		*[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn09299_001/ 1894] (has a horse powered grain elevator and the school building)

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2022-10-30T19:58:42Z

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The Library of Congress has some old maps of Reardan in its archives. These maps are Sanborn Fire Insurance maps used to ascertain the risks of insuring a particular property and maybe in limiting claims. These maps were done for the following years:
*[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn09299_001/ 1894] (has a horse powered grain elevator and the school building)
*[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn09299_002/ 1898] (has Washington Grain Co’s warehouse, before mill was built)
*[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn09299_003/ 1902]
*[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn09299_004/ 1905]
*[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn09299_005/ 1909]
*[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn09299_006/ 1930] (has a lot of windmills in town. is the most complete map of the bunch)
These maps should be studied to see what what was there and the damage due to fires (or neglect). They do supply some information about various businesses in town.