Submitted by GreenKeel t3_yccayd in explainlikeimfive
Bubbert73 t1_itlafxw wrote
In the area west if the Appalachians, they made what were called "tomahawk claims". This was done by marking trees as the boundaries. This was a very inexact practice and as areas became settled and courts appeared, they were tied up in courts all of the time. You also have to remember that with a sparse population there was plenty of room so they didn't build right next to each other.
Override9636 t1_itm2dly wrote
A very good point that sometimes they straight up didn't know for sure. Some claims overlapped or were worded so vaguely that the interpretations had to be settled in a court.
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