[or-roots] DLC Maps

[Kith-n-Kin]

While we're on the subject of DLCs, one of the things I'm working on is a
history of the township that includes Mt. Angel to Silverton.  It is 06S01W.

So far, I have gathered the information on the "original" DLCs from the
Abstracts, along with the 1862 twp map, and on top of that placed the 1963
"official" cadastral plats of the original owners. (I'm probably mixing my
terms here).

I have also "cut and pasted" the 1878 land plats from the Atlas to fit the
township parameters, and coupled it with a 2009 Google Earth image of the
area, so anyone can see just where the properties are today.  Fortunately,
there were two or three plats which with odd shapes and placement, allowed
for "tweaking" the skew from the satellite image. 

These are on 11x17 photo paper, and are going to the libraries in Silverton
and Mt. Angel, as well as the college library there. 

I believe this will help poor folks (like I was) who show up in the area, go
to the library and say "where was grampa and gramma's land?" to be met with
the thousand yard stare. "Oh, you might want to look on the wall over
there."  Nope.  "Well, you can go to the archives in Salem.. ."  In Mount
Angel in particular, the "history" goes back as far as the monastery and
influx of German speaking farmers.   At the seminary  at least they had some
history of the early settlers, and the interactions with the town. 

After my visit this month, I'll be able to complete the "genealogical" early
history of the area, who married whom, and so on, and what happened to the
families.  Should be fun.

Pat
In Tucson