How were property lines known / created back in the old days when huge lots of land were owned / claimed?

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How were property lines known / created back in the old days when huge lots of land were owned / claimed?

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They often got a lot of things wrong. A hilarious example is the US/Canadian border that was supposed to go along the 49th parallel except a bit in Minnesota where the surveyor got turned around a smidge and circled a lake. Their error persists to this day.

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