Initially used to survey the Old Northwest Territory (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan) in 1789, which of the following methods of land description relies on townships and section numbers as essential units of identification?
A) metes and bounds
B) subdivision plat lot and block number
C) government rectangular survey
D) tax parcel number

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The method of land description that relies on townships and section numbers as essential units of identification is the government rectangular survey. This method was initially used to survey the Old Northwest Territory in 1789. Metes and bounds and subdivision plat lot and block number are other methods of land description, but they do not use townships and section numbers. Tax parcel number is a method of identifying specific properties for tax purposes and is not a method of land description.

Initially Used to Survey the Old Northwest Territory (Ohio, Indiana