You want to see a crazy patchwork... check this out: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.7723317,-123.3430591,31329m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@43.

You want to see a crazy patchwork... check this out: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.7723317,-123.3430591,31329m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@43.7723317,-123.3430591,31329m/... Those squares are the result of land being sold off to fund railroads. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_and_California_Railroad_Revested_Lands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_and_California_Railroad...