Definition of quarter section
: a tract of land that is half a mile square and contains 160 acres in the U.S. government system of land surveying
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“Quarter section.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarter%20section. Accessed 8 May. 2021.
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The first known use of quarter section was in 1804
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