I flat don’t understand this. I would think the government would outright owned this land from the day the border was established, or at least have an easement that runs well back of the border. My town has easements all around my house.
“My town has easements all around my house.”
Some of these deeds go back to 1826 and the Republic of Texas. The RoT didn’t do eminent domain as far as I know and it didn’t really have an army either.
Ever consider the possibility that your town zoning does not represent the entire land mass of the United States?
As I recall there was a five foot easement along the border in the Columbus, NM area. I staked mining claims with the discovery posts and corners within the easement. I’m sure that no mining could have been carried out in the easement if a discovery had been made there; however, in hindsight I’m wondering about the validity of the rest of those claims.
um.. texas was it’s own country, there is very little federal land here compared to most states.