Near Fayette in Fulton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
1815 Michigan Meridian
By Joseph Fenicle, January 16, 2015
1. 1815 MICHIGAN MERIDIAN Marker
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
Erected 2015 by The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 4-26.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included
By TeamOHE, April 22, 2018
2. 1815 Michigan Meridian Marker
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Location. 41° 42.395′ N, 84° 21.626′ W. Marker is near Fayette, Ohio, in Fulton County. Marker is on U.S. 127 2 miles north of U.S. 20, on the right when traveling north. At the Michigan & Ohio State Line. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fayette OH 43521, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. 1915 Ohio Michigan State Line Survey (within shouting distance of this marker); Camp Palmer Time Line (approx. 4.3 miles away); a different marker also named Camp Palmer Time Line (approx. 4.3 miles away); a different marker also named Camp Palmer Time Line (approx. 4.3 miles away); Morenci Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away in Michigan); Morenci Civil War Memorial (approx. 7.4 miles away in Michigan); Murray D. Van Wagoner Memorial Bridge / Taft Memorial Highway (approx. 7.7 miles away in Michigan); Fractional District No. 3 School (approx. 7.8 miles away in Michigan). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayette.
Regarding 1815 Michigan Meridian. The date on the marker is 2014, but it was erected in March of 2015
Additional keywords. 1915 Ohio Michigan
By Rae Pierce, March 23, 2015
3. 1815 Michigan Meridian Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2015, by Rae Pierce of Rives Junction, Michigan. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 11, 2015, by Rae Pierce of Rives Junction, Michigan. 2. submitted on January 29, 2021, by TeamOHE of Wauseon, Ohio. 3. submitted on September 11, 2015, by Rae Pierce of Rives Junction, Michigan. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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