Western Reserve

Western Reserve (HM2A8J)

Location: Conneaut, OH 44030 Ashtabula County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 56.576', W 80° 33.378'

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On July 4, 1796, Moses Cleaveland and his survey party landed at the mouth of Conneaut Creek on the southern shore of Lake Erie in what is today Conneaut, Ohio. The Connecticut Land Company, a private land speculation enterprise, had hired General Cleaveland as its agent to survey the Connecticut Western Reserve lands and to found a settlement along the Cuyahoga River, later named Cleveland. Group members pitched tents and erected a crude shelter to protect the provisions and survey equipment before celebrating the independence of the new country with toasts and salutes. The next day they organized into field groups to begin the historic survey of measuring the townships and ranges of the Western Reserve.
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HM NumberHM2A8J
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Year Placed1998
Placed By1796 Conneaut Bicentennial Commission 1996, Civic Development Corporation, The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, August 11th, 2018 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 536779 N 4643535
Decimal Degrees41.94293333, -80.55630000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 56.576', W 80° 33.378'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 56' 34.56" N, 80° 33' 22.68" W
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Area Code(s)440
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 201 Broad St, Conneaut OH 44030, US
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