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Look in Section 6 of Township 48 South, Range 29 East on the Collier company survey map for Fort Keais (T48R29-CollierCmp-USPB2p19-CoCoPR-BS-1943.pdf)
Florida's Vanishing Trail
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The Jacksonville Corps - attachment gives you the alternative section corner database, vertical and horizontal points from Jacksonville COE.
The-Jacksonville-Corps-of-Engineers-Benchmark-database-an-alternative-source-for-section-corners.pdf
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The Liquid Heard of Florida: Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River in the 1970’s
river_int_chap_06.pdf
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History of South Florida Corps of Engineers Chapter 4, (see attachment “river int chap o04.pdf”)
“Conflicting Priorities:”Everglades National Park and Water Supply in the 1960s)
river_int_chap_04.pdf
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History of South Florida Corps of Engineers Chapter 2, Federal Intervention: The Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District Project, 1948
river_int_chap_02.pdf
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Living History Markers from Mr. Steve Sharpe PLS
On the subject of living history markers…Living-section-corner.pdf
This cypress section corner was “recovered” in 2007. It is in Yellow River swamp south of the river on Eglin Air Force Base.
It was found during the survey of a tract north of the river that is now part of Blackwater River State Forest.
I’ve seen a few living witness trees over the years, but this is the only living tree I know of in Florida that is the actual original corner monument.
It was an interesting project and one I was glad to be able to do in the winter when the reptiles and the bugs were mostly sleeping. The unfortunate part was that it was also hunting season and there were four hunting leases in the project area – hence the crew attire in the photo.
We set up a field office in just east of Milton (f/k/a Briarpatch).
Here are the corner details. It seems kind of silly to reference a 72” Cypress to a 4” Bay – but specs. are specs.
Side note from Mr. Mike Joiner,
I was born and raised in Baker, Florida, about 20 miles north of here and hunted all over the Eglin Reservation and fished all through the Yellow river from Crestview south to Eglin during the 50’s and 60’s. My father was born in a little frame house on Yellow River in 1927 where the base now is. He will enjoy this picture.
Do you know of any other living monuments in Florida?
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History of South Florida Corps of Engineers Chapter 3, Balancing Demands: Implementing the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project 1949-1960
This chapter is an important part of south Florida history, understanding the history helps you understand the present.
river_int_chap_03.pdf
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What are the basic steps to prepare a boundary survey.docx
Thanks to Mike Joiner PSM, Mr. Steve Sharpe PSM and Mr. Chris McLaughlin PSM for their contributions on the basic steps document. I welcome any and all additions to the document. Remember it is just a tool to help you in your work.
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Boundaries-Landmarks-Mulford.pdf
In my opinion, one of the most important parts of a Land Surveyors career is mentoring. The old tradition of Master/Apprentice has somewhat disappeared with the “Age of information”. Somehow we believe that the apprentice will receive all they need for the colleges, computers and the internet. Colleges provide a broad base of knowledge that you cannot get from a single master, computers are great at crunching the numbers and making maps and the internet serves as a great informational resources, but that one on one training is priceless. On-the job training is the real deal. No tests just do it.
The old hard line of master/apprentice has served the profession well. Think about your mentor. What did he/she instill in you that you still use today? Nothing impressed me more than Mr. Billy Jenkins yelling at me “Don’t forget to turn that vertical angle boy… and plane geometry boy … plane geometry ” just seems to stick (in South Florida who turns vertical angles).
For me there is a personal satisfaction when I pass on the knowledge of the profession. It also helps for your exit strategy.
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"Here is a link to a digital book I happened across last year when I was doing some research at BSM. I thought you might enjoy it."
http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?cc=fhp;subview=fullcitation;idno=FS00000067
I copied all of the book files and made one file. It is here: Scenes in a Surveyor's Life Perry 1859.pdf
By Mr. Steve Sharp RLS of Cooner and Associates
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