Western Reserve - Marker #3-4
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JoelMart
N 41° 56.573 W 080° 33.379
17T E 536777 N 4643529
Western Reserve Ohio Historical Marker
Waymark Code: WMCM3N
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2011
Views: 9
This marker is located at the city hall building in Conneaut, OH.
The marker reads:
WESTERN RESERVE
On July 4, 1796, Moses Cleaveland and his survey party landed at the mouth of Conneaut Creek on the southern shore of Lake Erie in what is today Conneaut, Ohio. The Connecticut Land Company, a private land speculation enterprise, had hired General Cleaveland as its agent to found a settlement along the Cuyahoga River, later named Cleveland. Group members pitched tents and erected a crude shelter to protect the provisions and survey equipment before celebrating the independence of the new country with toasts and salutes. The next day they organized into field groups to begin the historic survey of measuring the townships and ranges of the Western Reserve.
Marker Number: 3-4
County: Ashtabula
Significance of Location: Event
Additional Coordinate: N 41° 56.562 W 080° 33.400
Additional Coordinate description:
In front of City hall
Bicentenial Mark: no
Website address: [Web Link]
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