Geospatial

Marble Monument

This week's General Land Office record is a survey plat that shows the "marble boundary monument" between the United States and Mexico.

Edward K. Valentine

Edward K. Valentine was born in Keosauqua, Iowa, on June 1, 1843. He attended public school and trained to become a printer, but those plans were disrupted by the Civil War.

Natchitoches, Louisiana

The GLO website provides live access to Federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States, including image access to more than 12 million federal land title records issued between 1788 and the present.

Salem, Oregon

This week the General Land Office is visiting Salem, the capital of Oregon. Salem is located about 45 miles south of Portland, alongside the Willamette River.

Aztec Ruins National Monument

On January 24, 1923, the Aztec Ruins National Monument was established in San Juan County in northwest New Mexico.