1815 Michigan Meridian

1815 Michigan Meridian (HM1NUI)

Location: Fayette, OH 43521 Fulton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 42.395', W 84° 21.626'

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After the war of 1812, the United State Congress proposed two million acres of military bounty land for the Michigan Territory. To survey the land, the meridian had to first be established. U.S. Surveyor General Edward Tiffin created the meridian based on the western line of the Treaty of Detroit (1807). He contracted with Deputy Surveyor Benjamin Hough in April 1815 to begin the survey for $3 per mile. Taking a reading from Polaris (the North Star). Hough, Alexander Holmes, and 11 crew members surveyed the line due north from Fort Defiance. The difficult terrain they encountered temporarily halted all surveys in the territory and ultimately led to the bounty land being transferred to the Illinois and Missouri Territories.


Northwest Ohio and Toledo Chapters PLSO
Central Chapter MSPS
Jospeh D. Fenicle, PS
The Ohio Historical Society
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HM NumberHM1NUI
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number4-26
Year Placed2015
Placed ByThe Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 11th, 2015 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 719613 N 4620566
Decimal Degrees41.70658333, -84.36043333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 42.395', W 84° 21.626'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 42' 23.7" N, 84° 21' 37.56" W
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Area Code(s)419, 567
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 16999 US-127, Fayette OH 43521, US
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