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Surveyor's Chains, 18th century.
The unsung heroes of settlement were surveyors who faced virgin forest, thick clouds of mosquitoes, and with their instruments and chains, ran survey lines over hills and through swamps and tangled undergrowth. It was only after their work was completed that the actual carving of a road could commence. (Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)
The unsung heroes of settlement were surveyors who faced virgin forest, thick clouds of mosquitoes, and with their instruments and chains, ran survey lines over hills and through swamps and tangled undergrowth. It was only after their work was completed that the actual carving of a road could commence. (Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)