Hexafoil
An investigation into markings on an old door, a good long ramble about magic, and a short lesson on townships.
A hexafoil carved into the door of a an 18th century barn in Suffolk, England.
photo credit: Michael Cole for the Daily Mail
A hexafoil carved into an interior door of the Schatz Barn.
The room that the door leads to.
An excerpt from the National Historic Registry about the Schatz Barn.
76 foot continuous hand hewn beams in the hayloft; the owl pellet-strewn floor.
The plaque which explains the Willamette Stone at the State Heritage Site.
The Willamette Stone Park.
A U.S. Coast and Geologic Survey Marker about 1 mile from the Willamette Meridian.
A township mapping page; each blue square represents 1 square mile or 640 acres.
What is it? Images below.
Links which we referenced for this episode:
Norfolk Medieval Graffiti Survey
The Bureau of Land Management (They have an extensive online archive of American hand-drawn maps according to the township/meridian system. Additionally, you can look up who acquired land claims and what the parameters of their claims were.)
Oregon Donation Land Law (Precursor to the Homestead Act)