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"X" Marks the Spot: A Tale of Four Townships Marker — lower middle images
Photographer: Top: Anonymous. Bottom: Compass courtesy of Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society.
Caption: "X" Marks the Spot: A Tale of Four Townships Marker — lower middle images
Additional Description: Top: Gunter's chain was an essential tool in mapping for 300 years, beginning in the 1600's. They provided an accurate measure. Each chain, composed of 100 links, is 66' long; thus 80 chain-lengths equal one mile.
Bottom: This compass was used by Captain Hervey Parke while surveying the Michigan frontier in the early 1800's. Compasses are an essential surveying tool, accurately conveying north, south, east and west orientations.
Submitted: May 22, 2021, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
Database Locator Identification Number: p587056
File Size: 2.926 Megabytes

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