Mile mile to diverge. Owing to the importance of the surveyor's rod in deeds and surveying undertaken under Henry VIII, decreasing the length of the rod by would have amounted to a significant tax increase. Parliament instead opted to maintain the mile of 8 furlongs (which were derived from the rod) and to increase the number of feet per mile from the old Roman value. The applicable passage of the statute reads: "A Mile shall contain eight Furlongs, every Furlong forty Poles, and every Pole shall contain sixteen Foot and half." The statute mile therefore contained 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
How Do I Get There chart week of August 2, 1997. How Do I Get There "How Do I Get There" is a song written by Chris Farren, and co-written and recorded by American country music artist Deana Carter. It was released in August 1997 as the fourth single from her debut album "Did I Shave My Legs for This?". The song became her third single to reach the top of the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was Carter's last Number One hit on the country chart. "How Do I Get There" debuted at number 52 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot