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Beginning Point Of The U.S. Public Land Survey
The Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey is the point from which the United States in 1786 began the formal survey of the lands known then as the Northwest Territory, now making up all or part of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The survey is claimed to be the first major cadastral survey undertaken by any nation. The point now lies underwater on the state line between Ohio and Pennsylvania. Because it is submerged, a monument commemorating the point is adjacent to the nearest roadway and located on the state line between East Liverpool, Ohio and Ohioville, Pennsylvania. The area around the marker was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965. Description and history The monument commemorating the survey point is located on the north side of the Ohio River, on the south side of the road designated Ohio State Route 39 to the west and Pennsylvania Route 68 to the east. It is near the three-way intersection of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and the northern t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Land Survey System
The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is the surveying method developed and used in the United States to plat, or divide, real property for sale and settling. Also known as the Rectangular Survey System, it was created by the Land Ordinance of 1785 to survey land ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783, following the end of the American Revolution. Beginning with the Seven Ranges in present-day Ohio, the PLSS has been used as the primary survey method in the United States. Following the passage of the Northwest Ordinance in 1787, the Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory platted lands in the Northwest Territory. The Surveyor General was later merged with the General Land Office, which later became a part of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Today, the BLM controls the survey, sale, and settling of lands acquired by the United States. History Originally proposed by Thomas Jefferson to create a nation of "yeoman farmers", the PLSS began shortly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hutchins
Thomas Hutchins ( Monmouth County, NJ 1730 – April 18, 1789, Pittsburgh) was an American military engineer, cartographer, geographer and surveyor. In 1781, Hutchins was named Geographer of the United States. He is the only person to hold that post. Biography Hutchins was born in New Jersey."When only sixteen years of age he went to the western country, and obtained an appointment as an ensign in the British Army."The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. NY: White & Co. 1899. Volume IX, page 267. "He joined the militia during the French and Indian War and later took a regular commission with British forces. "...he fought in the French and Indian War (1754–1763). By late 1757, was commissioned a lieutenant in the colony of Pennsylvania, and a year later he was promoted to quartermaster in Colonel Hugh Mercer’s battalion and was stationed at Fort Duquesne near Pittsburgh." "In 1763 General Henry Bouquet, a British officer then in command at Philadelphia, was ordered t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Historic Landmarks In Ohio
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. There are 76 NHLs in Ohio and four additional National Park Service-administered areas of primarily historic importance. Current National Historic Landmarks in Ohio Ohio's National Historic Landmarks are distributed across 37 of the 88 counties in the state. With fourteen NHLs, Hamilton County has more than any other county. Historic areas of the National Park System in Ohio National Historic Sites, National Historic Parks, National Memorials, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national impor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places In Beaver County, Pennsylvania
__NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. There are 22 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Three sites are further designated as National Historic Landmarks. Current listings See also *List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Beaver County __NOTOC__ This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Beaver County. This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Beaver County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Muse ... References {{Beaver County, Penns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places In Columbiana County, Ohio
__NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbiana County, Ohio. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. There are 45 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Current listings See also * List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio * Listings in neighboring counties: Beaver (PA), Carroll, Hancock (WV), Jefferson, Lawrence (PA), Mahoning, Stark * National Register of Historic Places listings in Ohio __NOTOC__ This is a list of properties and districts in Ohio that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are over 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Initial Points
In a written or published work, an initial capital, also referred to as a drop capital or simply an initial cap, initial, initcapital, initcap or init or a drop cap or drop, is a letter at the beginning of a word, a chapter, or a paragraph that is larger than the rest of the text. The word is derived from the Latin ''initialis'', which means ''standing at the beginning''. An initial is often several lines in height and in older books or manuscripts are known as "inhabited" initials. Certain important initials, such as the Beatus initial or "B" of ''Beatus vir...'' at the opening of Psalm 1 at the start of a vulgate Latin. These specific initials in an illuminated manuscript were also called initiums. In the present, the word "initial" commonly refers to the first letter of any word or name, the latter normally capitalized in English usage and is generally that of a first given name or a middle one or ones. History The classical tradition was slow to use capital letters for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places Listings In Columbiana County, Ohio
__NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbiana County, Ohio. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. There are 45 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Current listings See also * List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio * Listings in neighboring counties: Beaver (PA), Carroll, Hancock (WV), Jefferson, Lawrence (PA), Mahoning, Stark * National Register of Historic Places listings in Ohio __NOTOC__ This is a list of properties and districts in Ohio that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are over 4. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places Listings In Beaver County, Pennsylvania
__NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. There are 22 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Three sites are further designated as National Historic Landmarks. Current listings See also *List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Beaver County __NOTOC__ This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Beaver County. This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Beaver County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Muse ... References {{Beaver County, Penns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of National Historic Landmarks In Ohio
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. There are 76 NHLs in Ohio and four additional National Park Service-administered areas of primarily historic importance. Current National Historic Landmarks in Ohio Ohio's National Historic Landmarks are distributed across 37 of the 88 counties in the state. With fourteen NHLs, Hamilton County has more than any other county. Historic areas of the National Park System in Ohio National Historic Sites, National Historic Parks, National Memorials, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national impor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of National Historic Landmarks In Pennsylvania
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania. There are 169 in the state. Listed in the tables below are the 102 NHLs outside Philadelphia. For the 67 within Philadelphia, see List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia. Three of these sites are shared with other states and are credited by the National Park Service as being located in those other states: the Delaware and Hudson Canal (centered in New York but extending into Pennsylvania); the Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey (on the Ohio–Pennsylvania border); and the Minisink Archeological Site, on the New Jersey-Pennsylvania border. National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania (excluding Philadelphia) Following are National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania, but outside Philadelphia. For consistency, the National Historic Landmark name is used to label each one. See also *Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio River Trail
The Ohio River Greenway Trail (ORT) is a proposed route that would interconnect existing trails in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. The proposal is spearheaded by the Ohio River Trail Council (ORTC), a volunteer-led, non-profit organization. The ORTC is an Internal Revenue Service registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization which relies on corporate, foundation, government, and private grants and donations to achieve its stated mission of creating a multi-use trail along the Ohio River and its tributaries. The Council is headquartered in Monaca, Pennsylvania. History The Ohio River Trail Project was conceptualized on January 2, 2009, in coordination with Beaver County Planning Commission's Shared Greenways & Environmental Planner Doniele Andrus; the Borough of Monaca Manager Mario Leone Jr; and Dr. Vincent Troia. On May 26, 2009, the Ohio River Trail Council (ORTC) was incorporated by Dr. Vincent Troia and Mario Leone, for the purpose of establishing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beginning Point Of The Louisiana Purchase Survey
The Louisiana Purchase Historic State Park, located in eastern Arkansas, commemorates the initial point from which the lands acquired through the Louisiana Purchase were subsequently surveyed. The park encompasses of forested wetlands, a landform which is regionally in decline due to agricultural development practices that include draining such areas. On the survey point is a marker erected in 1926 by the L'Anguille Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated as a National Historic Landmark. Description The historic state park is located at the eastern end of Highway 362, southeast of Blackton, Arkansas, at the tripoint junction of Lee, Monroe, and Phillips counties. It is a parcel of swamp, or forested wetlands, which is remarkably unchanged from the time when surveyors came here in 1815. This type of wetlands is becoming increasingly rare because of the practice of draining and clearin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
