Louisiana Meridian

Louisiana Meridian

The Louisiana Meridian, in longitude 92° 24' 15" west of Greenwich, extends from the Gulf of Mexico to the north boundary of Louisiana, and with the base line through the initial point conforming to the parallel of 31° north latitude, governs all the surveys in the state west of the Mississippi River.

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* cite book
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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