South and East of the First Principal Meridian
South and East of the First Principal Meridian is a land description in the
American Midwest
.
In 1812, Congress authorized the
Indian reservations
surveyed after the tribes left. This survey used the standard six-mile-square township, but townships were numbered north to south. Surveyed ranges were numbered west to east. Before this, land had been surveyed using several inconsistent and less satisfactory systems
Allen, Auglaize, Crawford, Hancock, Van Wert, and Wyandot counties as well as portions of Hardin, Logan, Marion, Mercer, Morrow, and Putnam counties are included in the survey.
Land Sales
The Act of March 3, 1819section 16 of each township, and the Turnpike Lands.
See also
- Ohio Lands
- North and East of the First Principal Meridian
- Historic regions of the United States
References
- ^ 2 Stat. 741 - Text of Act of May 20, 1812 Library of Congress
- ^ 3 Stat. 521 - Text of Act of March 3, 1819 Library of Congress
- ^ 4 Stat. 774 - Text of Act of March 3, 1835 Library of Congress
- ^ 5 Stat. 624 - Text of Act of March 3, 1843 Library of Congress
- Linklater, Andro. Measuring America.
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