James M. Vianna, PLS

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Vermont Society of Land SurveyorsColchester, VermontSeptember 5, 2019

James M. Vianna, PLS,

James M. Vianna, PLS170 Lohnes RoadStillwater, N.Y. 12170(518)-587-3381JViannaPLS@aol.com

1. GEODETIC TRIANGLES2. STATIONS3. SIGNALS & TOWERS4. INSTRUMENTS5. BASELINES6. BOUNDARY LINES

WHY DOES VERPLANCK COLVIN’S WORK MATTER?

Chapter 589 of the Laws of 1895, Section 5

“All maps or field notes prepared and issued by the superintendent of the State Land Survey under his certificate, hand and official seal, shall be

accepted in the courts of this State as prima facie evidence of the particular boundaries and locations shown ---”

Chapter 661 of the Laws of 1900, Section 2

“All of Chapter 598 of the Laws of 1895 -- except Section 5 thereof ---are hereby repealed”

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For his initial work in

1872 Colvinwas given an

“appropriation” of $1,000

Initial Triangles

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Stations (preliminary sketches)

Station details

Bolt 17 -- Mt. SkylightColvin “old style”

(Type One)

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Colvin “new style” (Type Two)Bolt 55 - Vanderwalker Mtn. and later USC&GS marker

“Type Three”

“Type Four”

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The “Steel Wedge”

“Foot Holes”

Signals & Towers

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Signals & Towers

Isle La Motte, Vermont& Cumberland Revolving signal

Signals & Towers “Parallel Movement Heliotrope”

Signals & Towers

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Signals & Towers

Signals & Towers

1897 Report

Signals & Towers

Orson P. Morse 1890’s Polaris Mtn.

Orson P. Morse 2009 at Durants great camp Pine Knot on Raquette Lake

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Signals & Towers (Gore Mtn.)

Signals & Towers

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Instruments

The 9” double vernier KernSuisse Aarau ?

The original ? “Grand Theodolite” as

manufactured by Oerthling of Berlin, outfitted with signaling heliotrope

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Typical Gurley instrument used on boundary line retracement by

the NYS Survey

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Baselines

(4,983.150’)4,983.250’ ±5mm + 5ppm

1 part in 50,000±

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Lake Placid

Boundary lines

Boundary lines “Dutton Mtn.”

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Boundary Maps

Essex County

Warren County

Crossing the Hudson RiverHarris 1844 View looking southerly or downstream

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Field notes of the “civil service assistant”

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Traverse station 26

County line in North River as per Colvin

Bolt26

Bolt28

Bolt27

SignalSta. 132

180° 00’ 10”

179° 59’ 30”

(1,777.78’ )1,777.18’

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“The Mapping of New York State: A Study in the History of Cartography”

David Yehling Allen

Colvin & Blake at the “Elms” Albany NY

Circa 1918Curtesy of

Denise CollinsworthHeir of Colvin's brother

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