Name/Title
The Connecticut Land CompanyEntry/Object ID
2006.000213.1Scope and Content
Listing of investors (52) in the Connecticut Land Company, consisting of 500,000 acres taken from the western end of the Western Reserve and set apart on May 10, 1792.
At first Painesville comprised of 80 acres, western end at junction of Erie and Mentor Streets. State Street was the old State Road, Liberty Street was Market Street and Erie Street was called Lake Street.
There is also a copy of newspaper article "Unionville is History Come Alive" showing a picture of a house that was the original office of the Connecticut Land Company.Collection
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Connecticut Land Company, Western Reserve, Early settlers, northeast Ohio, Connecticut Land Company Shareholders listingArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1795Primary Language
EnglishArchive Notes
Early Create Date: 1795