According to Grant's essay, "The Public Land Survey System (1785) divided U.S. land west of the Ohio River into 'townships' and 'sections' on a repeating grid, later shaping settlement patterns." Photo 3 of 10 in Diagrams that Changed City Planning by Aaron Britt

Diagrams that Changed City Planning

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According to Grant's essay, "The Public Land Survey System (1785) divided U.S. land west of the Ohio River into 'townships' and 'sections' on a repeating grid, later shaping settlement patterns."