1732- 1932

(bust of Washington)

The Act of 1794

In the name of the United States of America: It is hereby declared that
one complete township or tract of land, of six miles square, to be located
with the approbation of the governor, for the time being, of the territory
northwest of the river Ohio, and in the manner, and within the term of
five years aforesaid, as nearly as may be, the center of the tract of land
herein before granted, hath been and is granted and shall be holden in
trust, to and for the sole and exclusive intent and purpose of erecting and
establishing therein an academy and other public schools and seminaries
of learning, and endowing and supporting the same, and to for no other
use, intent or purpose whatever.
by the president (signature G Washington)
Edmund Randolph
Secretary of State
(DAR logo)
This tablet has been placed by the
Ohio Daughters of the American Revolution
to commemorate the Bicentennial Anniversary of
the birth of George Washington.

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