Near Broadview Heights in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Brecksville Township’s First Settler
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 22, 2019
1. Brecksville Township’s First Settler Marker
Inscription.
Brecksville Township’s First Settler. . In 1811, Colonel John Breck sent Seth Paine to survey a new township of the Western Reserve. Travelling from Massachusetts, the Paine family journeyed by wagon pulled by a team of oxen, a trip that took them forty-two days. For his compensation, Paine was given 200 acres of land that is now part of the cities of Broadview Heights, Brecksville, and North Royalton. He chose acreage in the southwestern area of the township and built the first family structure in this area. His log cabin sat northeast corner of Broadview and Boston roads and later became one of the first schoolhouses from which his daughter, Orianna, taught. The vast body of land that Colonel Breck was granted the authority to allot was given the name Brecksville Township. In 1818. the west end of Brecksville Township, consisting of 21.28 square miles, was renamed Royalton Township.
In 1811, Colonel John Breck sent Seth Paine to survey a new
township of the Western Reserve. Travelling from Massachusetts,
the Paine family journeyed by wagon pulled by a team of oxen,
a trip that took them forty-two days. For his compensation,
Paine was given 200 acres of land that is now part of the cities
of Broadview Heights, Brecksville, and North Royalton. He chose
acreage in the southwestern area of the township and built the
first family structure in this area. His log cabin sat
northeast corner of Broadview and Boston roads and later became
one of the first schoolhouses from which his daughter, Orianna,
taught.
The vast body of land that Colonel Breck was granted the authority to allot was given the name Brecksville Township.
In 1818. the west end of Brecksville Township, consisting of 21.28
square miles, was renamed Royalton Township.
Erected 2009 by Broadview Heights Historical Society and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 92-18.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in
Location. 41° 16.652′ N, 81° 41.08′ W. Marker is near Broadview Heights, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is at the intersection of Broadview Road (Ohio Route 176) and Boston Road, on the right when traveling north on Broadview Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10576 Broadview Rd, Broadview Heights OH 44147, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland, on the Lake Erie Shore, and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Captain Elijah Welton (approx. 2˝ miles away); West Richfield Veterans Memorial (approx. 2˝ miles away);
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 22, 2019
2. Brecksville Township’s First Settler Marker
The intersection with Boston Road is behind the photographer.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 632 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
