Witness trees of the Monongahela National Forest: 1752-1899

Research Data Publication File Index

File	Folder	Description
_metadata_RDS-2014-0022.html		Metadata file in HTML format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_metadata_RDS-2014-0022.xml		Metadata file in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
corners_1752_1899_revised_052012.shp	\Data	ArcGIS shapefile and associated files (DBF, PRJ, SBN, etc.) containing points representing corners/witness trees for land grants in the Monongahela National Forest from 1752 to 1899.
species_codes_witness_trees_Monongahela.csv	\Data	Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing species codes and the associated common and scientific name for species listed in the shapefile.
Rectifyindex_map_north.tif	\Supplements	Tagged image file (TIF) and associated files (RRD, AUX, TFW, etc.) containing a location map showing the location and area covered by the individual map sheets. The base map is roughly the north half of a 1936 map of the Monongahela National Forest, WV produced by the USDA Forest Service.
Rectifyindex_map_south.tif	\Supplements	Tagged image file (TIF) and associated files (RRD, AUX, TFW, etc.) containing a location map showing the location and area covered by the individual map sheets. The base map is roughly the south half of a 1936 map of the Monongahela National Forest, WV produced by the USDA Forest Service.
Rectifymon_XX.tif	\Supplements	Tagged image files (TIF) and associated files (RRD, AUX, TFW, etc.) containing the individual map sheets referenced in the index maps. Each map covers a portion of the Monongahela National Forest, WV and includes latitude and longitude reference lines. On each map are the individual parcels of land drawn by draftsmen in the 1930s from the original deeds or grants. With each tract is the name of the grantee, the data of the deed or grant, the size of the tract of land (in acres), and a unique identification number that references the deed/grant from which the sketch was made. (XX = 2-29)