BLM ID - Boise Meridian Initial Point Celebration

Podcast: The Geoholics · thegeoholics

Opublikowano: 2026-07-02

The BLM Idaho, alongside the Idaho State Historical Society and various mapping partners, hosted the Boise Meridian Initial Point Celebration on May 1 and 2, 2026. The signature event commemorated the 1867 founding of Idaho's survey grid and America’s 250th anniversary at the Old Idaho Penitentiary. The community event honored the cadastral surveyors who defined the state's boundaries and set the Public Land Survey System for nearly 54 million acres. The Geoholics were honored to play a small part in this awesome celebration! Here are the folks we were honored to chat with throughout the day: Josh Str...