Grid land system shaped American equality and independence
Harvard and UC Berkeley professor John B. Jackson explains the 1785 national survey that divided western lands into a rectangular grid from the Northwest to the Pacific. The pattern aimed to promote individual land ownership, personal privacy, and broader independence, inspired by Jefferson, amid colonial shifts and pioneer expansion.
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Polo Match At Semi nole Valley Promises Family Fun Today
An exhibition polo game between Iowa City and Naperville Ill will be held at 2 p m today at Semi nole Valley park Forty second street NE extended. Admission is 1 for adults 50 cents for children under 12 with blankets and lawn chairs encouraged. Cancellations possible for rain or ground issues.
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Seminole Valley Park
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Art Center
Air Pollution Report From Linn County Health Dept
A Linn County health department air pollution report covers Oct 10 to 16 with station readings at six locations. It lists particulate matter in micrograms per cubic meter and compares against national standards, noting excesses or non exceedances and 1975 counts.
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Center Point Road
Council Street
Fourteenth Avenue
Central City
Mt. Vernon
Information Meetings for 1976 Experiment Program
Information meetings for Cedar Rapids students about the 1976 Summer Experiment in International Living program are set over two weeks. Tenth and eleventh graders, and eighth and ninth graders with their parents, may attend sessions at Washington High School IMC Jefferson High School IMC Harding Junior High IMC or Taft Junior High IMC. Scholarships exist. credits may be earned. former ambassadors will answer questions. Call Greer Fry at 398 2125 for details.
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Fry
British Governor Tryon Flees to Ship in New York Harbor
New York City October 19 18th century news reports William Tryon the British governor seeking safety aboard the HMS Halifax anchored in the harbor amid doubts about assurances from local authorities regarding his personal safety.
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