Fourth Principal Meridian
- Fourth Principal Meridian
The Fourth Principal Meridian begins at a point on the right bank of the Illinois River, in latitude 40° 00' 30" north, and longitude 90° 28' 45" west from Greenwich, and with the base line running west from the initial point, governs the surveys in Illinois west of the Illinois River and west of that part of the third principal meridian which lies north of the river.
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last = Raymond
first = William Galt
title = Plane Surveying for Use in the Classroom and Field
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=68I3AAAAMAAJ&dq
format = via Google Books
date = 1914
publisher = American Book Company
location = New York
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