Landmark


Definition of "Landmark"

LaRenda Mosley
  CENTRY 21 Realty Partners


  1. A fixed marker or monument, either erected or naturally occurring, which serves as a boundary line for a parcel of land. For example, a stream on the eastern edge of the property serves as the landmark for that side of the property.
  2. A building, site, or historical monument, for example, the Washington Monument.


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