Brecksville Township's First Settler (92-18)
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This sign is located on Broadview Road in Broadview Heights, in Cuyahoga County on the border of Summit and Cuyahoga Counties.
Waymark Code: WM9TF6
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2010
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Brecksville Township's First Settler
In 1811, Colonel John Breck sent Seth Paine to survey a new township of the Western Reserve. Traveling from Massachusetts, the Paine family journeyed by wagon pulled by a team of oxen, a trip that took them forty-two days. For his compensation, Paine was given 200 acres of land that is now part of the cities of Broadview Heights, Brecksville, and North Royalton. He chose acreage in the southwestern area of the township and built the first family structure in this area. His log cabin sat on the northeast corner of Broadview and Boston roads and later became one of the first schoolhouses from which his daughter, Orianna, taught. The vast body of land that Colonel Breck was granted the authority to allot was given the name Brecksville Township. In 1818, the west end of Brecksville Township, consisting of 21.28 square miles, was renamed Royalton Township.
Marker Number: 92-18
County: Cuyahoga
Significance of Location: Person
Bicentenial Mark: no
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Additional Coordinate description: Not listed
Website address: Not listed
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