Fire Lands - Huron and Erie County Ohio History + Bonus

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History of
The Fire Lands,
Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio
With
Illustrations and Biographies of
Some of the Prominent Men and Pioneers
By W. W. Williams, 1879
523
Pages illustrated, indexed, searchable
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Bonus Book –
The Firelands
Second Historical Period
An Address
By Clark Wagoner 1882
11
Pages, searchable
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Bonus Book #2 –
History of
Ricmond Township
And Roster of Soldiers
R
ev. W. A. Keesy, 1908
108
Pages, searchable
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The Firelands or Sufferers' Lands tract was located at the western end of the Connecticut Western Reserve in what is
now the U.S. state of Ohio. The land was set aside for residents of the Connecticut towns of Danbury, Fairfield, Greenwich,
Groton, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, and Ridgefield who lost their homes in 1779 and 1781 due to fires set by British
forces during the American Revolutionary War. Originally referred to as the "Fire Lands" (two words),
it is now spelled as one word,
"Firelands."
In 1792, the Connecticut legislature set aside 500,000 acres (2,000 km²) for the Sufferers at the western end of the Western
Reserve, consisting of all of the present-day counties of Huron County and Erie County (except for a small piece in the west)
as well as Danbury Township and part of Catawba Island Township in Ottawa County and Ruggles Township in Ashland County.
About 30 towns, cities and villages ended up being situated in the Firelands near the
southern shore of Lake Erie.
However, very few of the original "Sufferers" ever settled in the Firelands, as the land was not given for settlement
until many years after the war. Even then, the land was not readily hospitable due to Indian hostilities prior to and
during the War of 1812 and the necessity of clearing dense forests from most of the land so that it
could be used for farming purposes.
In 1803, the Sufferers, or their heirs, legal agents, and purchasers of their deeds, formed a corporation to manage the
lands to which they were entitled in the newly formed state of Ohio. The land was divided into 30 five mile (8 km) square
survey townships, which were further subdivided into 120 quarters, each containing 4,000 acres (16 km²). (Note: Although
the standard for U.S. survey townships in the Northwest Territory was six miles (approx. 10 km) square at that time, the
older standard for survey townships in the Western Reserve was employed.) A drawing was held to determine the land
received by each individual. Many of the local communities and townships in the Firelands are named for locations in Connecticut.
In 1809, Huron County was formed from the entire Firelands. For the next 30 years, all of the Firelands would lie within -
and therefore co-exist with - Huron County.
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