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it was adopted with some changes as the Land Ordinance of 1785 on 20 May the following year. In the report, the use of the chain as a unit of measurement was mandated, and the chain was defined.

Modern use and historic cultural references

United Kingdom

thumbIn the United Kingdom, the chain is no longer used for practical survey work. However, it is still used on the railways as a location identifier. When railways

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