William Churton - Colonial Surveyor of North Carolina
Download or Read eBook William Churton - Colonial Surveyor of North Carolina PDF written by Stewart Dunaway and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Stewart Dunaway |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 168 |
| Release | : 2017-07-20 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781365823220 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1365823229 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis William Churton - Colonial Surveyor of North Carolina by : Stewart Dunaway
Book excerpt: This book documents the amazing life history of an early surveyor in North Carolina. William Churton left London, to assist the newly formed Granville District Land Office - as a surveyor. Beginning in 1748, Churton will ultimately survey over 600,000 acres of land - before closing the Land Office in 1763; due to the death of Earl Granville. He was also founder of Hillsborough NC, surveyor and designer of Salisbury, and surveyed/extended the State Line with VA. A lot of western NC Moravian activity as well. This book precipitated the author to apply for a State Historical Marker - honoring Churton. It was approved by the State, May 2017. Marker to be erected in Hillsborough - late October or early November 2017.
