Indian meridian explained

Indian meridian
Location:	Davis Vicinity, Garvin County, Oklahoma
Coordinates:	34.5068°N -97.2475°W
Locmap Label:	Initial Point
Map Alt:	Base Line & Indian Meridian intersection point within Oklahoma
Built:	1870
Added:	October 6, 1970
Refnum:	70000533

The Indian meridian, in longitude 97° 14′ 30″ west from Greenwich, extends from Red River to the south boundary of Kansas, and, with the base line in latitude 34° 30′ north, governs the surveys in Oklahoma east of 100° west longitude from Greenwich (all of Oklahoma except the Oklahoma panhandle).

This line was chosen arbitrarily as part of the land survey of 1870 conducted by E. N. Darling and Thomas H. Barrett, at an arbitrary point about one mile south of Fort Arbuckle (about six miles west of present Davis, Oklahoma). From this initial point, the north–south line was designated as the Indian meridian and the East–West line was designated as the Indian baseline.^{[1] [2]}

The Indian Meridian initial point is listed in the National Register of Historic Places with ID #70000533.

See also

• List of principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States

Sources

• Book: Raymond , William Galt . Plane Surveying for Use in the Classroom and Field . via Internet Archive . 1914 . American Book Company . New York .

External links

• Web site: Cadastral Survey [Indian Meridian] ]. U.S. Bureau of Land Management . 2012-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130222075628/http://www.blm.gov/cadastral/meridians/oklahoma.htm . 2013-02-22 . dead .
• Web site: Principal Meridians and Base Lines . U.S. Bureau of Land Management . 2012-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018100501/http://www.blm.gov/cadastral/meridians/meridians.htm . 2012-10-18 . dead .
• Web site: Indian Principal Meridan . Principal Meridian Project . 2012-10-04.
• Web site: Indian Meridian . The Center for Land Use Interpretation . 2012-10-04.
• Web site: Initial Point of Oklahoma . Oklahoma Society of Land Surveyors . 2012-10-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106163154/http://osls.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=25 . 2012-11-06.
• Web site: Oklahoma and Indian Territory . 1892 . Oklahoma Digital Maps Collection - Russal Brawley Collection . Oklahoma State University . 2012-10-04 . 2015-09-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150912175528/http://luna.library.okstate.edu:8180/luna/servlet/detail/OSULibraryOCM~25~25~39410~112527 . dead .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Indian Meridian (and Indian Base Line) . Everett . Dianna . 2009 . Citing the 1871 Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office . Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture . Oklahoma Historical Society.
2. Web site: 1871 Instructions To The Surveyors General . 1871 . Bureau of Land Management National Training Center . U.S. Department of the Interior . September 12, 2015 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105004/http://www.ntc.blm.gov/krc/uploads/538/1871_Instructions_to_the_S_G.pdf . dead .