Exhibitions

American Rectangular Land Survey System

December 6, 1985 – January 8, 1986

National Museum of American History
1300 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC

1st Floor, West Corridor

See on Map Floor Plan

On view are 11 artifacts in an exhibition marking the bicentennial of the 1785 Land Ordinance enacted by the Continental Congress to ensure a fair and rapid settlement of the American wilderness.