What is the meaning of tier (township strip)?

tier (township strip) is a strip of land six miles wide, extending east and west and numbered north and south according to its distance from the base line in the rectangular (government) survey system of legal description.

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APABarry Goldsmith. (2010). tier (township strip). Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/tier_(township_strip)/definitions/1165195
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