quarter section

noun

, Western U.S.

(in surveying and homesteading) a square tract of land, half a mile on each side, thus containing ¼ sq. mi. or 160 acres. : q.s.

quarter section

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Having decided to take the northwest corner of the quarter-section selected, it was easy to find the stake set at the corner.

Therefore, it was in the beginning the Republican party declared for free homes of a quarter-section each.

Then we learned of this quarter-section with a shack already built, bunk and all.

Then one of you can take up the next quarter-section free land.

A quarter-section is a square whose sides (bounded by meridians and parallels), are each half a mile, and contain 160 acres.

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