page_title: First principal meridian
hierarchical_section_title: First principal meridian
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Bureau of Land Management map showing principal meridians and base lines used for cadastral surveys.
context_page_description: The first principal meridian is a meridian that began at the junction of the Ohio River and Great Miami River. It extends north on the boundary line between the states of Ohio and Indiana, and roughly approximates to the meridian of longitude 84° 48′ 50″ west from Greenwich. The ranges of the public surveys in the state of Ohio, west of the Scioto River, are numbered from this meridian.
context_section_description: The first principal meridian is a meridian that began at the junction of the Ohio River and Great Miami River. It extends north on the boundary line between the states of Ohio and Indiana, and roughly approximates to the meridian of longitude 84° 48′ 50″ west from Greenwich. The ranges of the public surveys in the state of Ohio, west of the Scioto River, are (in part) numbered from this meridian.
caption: U.S. Bureau of Land Management map showing the first four principal meridians
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