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Summary of Ida Cahoon's WillEntry/Object ID
2000.FIC.02.401Scope and Content
Summary of Ida Cahoon's will. The summary lays out the intention of the land to become a memorial park.
Handwritten in blue ink
The Cahoon House
The house was built in 1818 120 acres of land around home to be maintained for a Park for Dover Township and Bay Village. The bequeath is valued at $100,000. The bulk of property was appraised $155,000 A fund is left for Lakeside cemetery. LC is to be sacredly kept never moved and protected on Lake front by stone wall, to be maintained for the Cahoon memorial park with funds and created under the terms of the Will for the upkeep of the Library by the Lake. The provisions are that the Park shall be properly Policed that no boating bathing or sports be allowed on sunday
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That no Liquors or gambling ever be allowed Funds by the sale of produce from a part of the land set aside for the ParkCollection
Early Family Papers: CahoonRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Cahoon, Ida M.
