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In Memory of Prospect K. Robbins, 1782-1847

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In the fall of 1815, under contract with the General Land Office, Prospect K. Robbins surveyed the first 375 miles of the Fifth Principal Meridian, the north-south line from which all land surveys in Missouri and five other states are based.
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