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Seven Ranges survey changed the country

Survey rules set 6-mile townships and 36 sections, while the federal government sold land in 640-acre tracts for $1 an acre.

Editor’s note: This is part of a 12-week series of stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday, as told through the lens of communities where Ogden Newspapers, parent company of The Frederick News-Post, has newspapers, as well as the role many…

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KPCNews broke the news on Monday, May 4, 2026.
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