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pahannock News lot and the apartment house next door were originally one lot owned by a family named Proter. The cross street at the corner still has that name.

It is very probable that surveying had its origin in ancient Egypt. That the early Egyptians could carry out measurements with a considerable degree of accuracy, is certain from a study of the dimensions of the Great Pyramid.

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