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1783 Acquired by treaty from Great Britain: Lands North of River
Ohio, bordered on the West by the Mississippi River, with a Northern
boundary starting at Lake of the Woods in the NorthWest continuing East
through the center points of Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie and Ontario.
1784 Virginia relinquishs claims to Central/Southern portions of Ohio.
1787 "NorthWest Territory" organized from areas of Wisconsin,
Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, majority of Ohio, and NorthEast Minnesota.
1800 Connecticut relinquishs claims to Northern Ohio (aka Western Reserve).
1800 Indiana Territory organized from NorthWest Territory, taking
Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, NorthEast Minnesota and West half of
Michigan. "New" NorthWest Territory made up of Ohio and East half
of Michigan.
1803 Ohio admitted to the Union as 17th State.
Remainder of NorthWest Territory (East half of Michigan) added to Indiana Territory.
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12/1998 M.A.Leonard, Last Update-01/02/2006