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The seat of government is to be at Detroit, or such other place or places as may be prescribed by law until the year 1847, when it is to be permanently fixed by the legislature.
OHIO
--Is bounded on the north by lake Erie, and the State of Michigan, east by Pennsylvania and the Ohio river, south by the Ohio river, which separates it from Virginia and Kentucky, and west by Indiana. The meanderings of the Ohio river extend along the line of this State 436 miles. It is about 222 miles in extent, both from north to south, and from east to west. After excluding a section of lake Erie, which projects into its northern borders, Ohio contains about 40,000 square miles, or 25,000,000 acres of land.
_Divisions._--Nature has divided this State into four departments,--according to its princ.i.p.al waters.
1. The Lake country, situated on lake Erie, and embracing all its northern part. Its streams all run into the lake, and reach the Atlantic ocean through the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
2. The Muskingum country, on the eastern side, and along the river of that name.
3. The Scioto country, in the middle,--and,
4. The Miami country, along the western side.
For civil purposes, the State is divided into _seventy-five_ counties, and these are again subdivided into towns.h.i.+ps. Their names, date of organization, number of square miles, number of organized towns.h.i.+ps, seats of justice, and bearing and distance from Columbus, are exhibited in the following
TABLE.
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Bearing And
When
Square
No. of
Distance from COUNTIES.
organized.
Miles.
Towns.h.i.+ps.
SEATS OF JUSTICE.
Columbus.
------------+----------+------+----------+-----------------+-------------- Adams,
1797
550
10
West Union,
101 _s._ Allen,
1831
542
--
Lima,
110 _n. w._ Ashtabula,
1811
700
27
Jefferson,
200 _n. w._ Athens,
1805
740
19
Athens,
73 _s. e._ Belmont,
1801
536
16
St. Clairsville,
116 _e._ Brown,
1818
470
14
Georgetown,
104 _s._ Butler,
1803
480
13
Hamilton,
101 _s. w._ Carroll,
1833
[A]
[A]
Carrollton,
125 _e. n. e._ Champaign,
1805
417
12
Urbanna,
50 _w. n. w._ Clark,
1818
412
10
Springfield,
44 _w._ Clermont,
1800
515
12
Batavia,
96 _s. w._ Clinton,
1810
400
8
Wilmington,
60 _s. w._ Columbiana,
1803
[A]
[A]
New Lisbon,
150 _e. n. e._ Coshocton,
1811
562
21
Coshocton,
68 _n. e._ Crawford,
1826
594
12
Bucyrus,
60 _n._ Cuyahoga,
1810
475
19
Cleveland,
140 _n. n. e._ Dark,
1817
660
10
Greenville,
93 _w._ Delaware,
1808
610
23
Delaware,
24 _n._ Fairfield,
1800
540
14
Lancaster,
28 _s. e._ Fayette,
1810
415
7
Was.h.i.+ngton,
38 _s. w._ Franklin,
1803
520
18
COLUMBUS,
Gallia,
1803
500
15
Gallipolis,
102 _s. s. e._ Geauga,
1805
600
23
Chardon,
157 _n. e._ Greene,
1803
400
8
Xenia,
56 _w. s. w._ Guernsey,
1810
621
19
Cambridge,
76 _e._ Hamilton,
1790
400
14
Cincinnati,
110 _s. w._ Hanc.o.c.k,
1828
576
5
Findlay,
90 _n. n. w._ Hardin,
1833
570
--
Kenton,
70 _n. n. w._ Harrison,
1813
[A]--
13
Cadiz,
124 _e. n. e._ Henry,
--
744
2
Napoleon,
161 _n. w._ Highland,
1805
555
11
Hillsborough,
62 _s. s. w._ Hocking,
1818
432
9
Logan,
46 _s. s. e._ Holmes,
1825
422
14
Millersburg,
81 _n. e._ Huron,
1815
800
29
Norwalk,
106 _n._ Jackson,
1816
490
13
Jackson,
73 _s. s. e._ Jefferson,
1797
400
13
Steubenville,
147 _e. n. e._ Knox,
1808
618
24
Mount Vernon,
47 _n. n. e._ Lawrence,
1817
430
12
Burlington,
130 _s. s. e._ Licking,
1808
666
25
Newark,
33 _e. n. e._ Logan,
1818
425
9
Bellefontaine,
50 _n. w._ Lorain,
1824
580
19
Elyria,
130 _n. n. e._ Lucas,[B]
1835
--
Toledo,
150 _n. n. w._ Madison,
1810
480
10
London,
25 _w. s. w._ Marion,
1824
527
15
Marion,
45 _n._ Medina,
1818
475
14
Medina,
110 _n. n. e._ Meigs,
1819
400
12
Chester,
94 _s. s. e._ Mercer,
1824
576
4
St Mary's,
111 _n. w._ Miami,
1807
410
12
Troy,
68 _n. of w._ Monroe,
1815
563
18
Woodsfield,
120 _e. s. e._ Montgomery,
1803
480
12
Dayton,
68 _w._ Morgan,
1819
500
15
M'Connelsville,
75 _s. e._ Muskingum,
1804
665
23
Zanesville,
52 _e._ Paulding,[C]
--
432
3
170 _n. w._ Perry,
1818
402
12
Somerset,
46 _e. s. e._ Pickaway,
1810
470
14
Circleville,
26 _s._ Pike,
1815
421
9
Piketon,
64 _s._ Portage,
1807
750
30
Ravenna,
135 _n. e._ Preble,
1808
432
12
Eaton,
50 _w._ Putnam,[C]
--
576
2
148 _n. w._ Richland,
1813
900
25
Mansfield,
74 _n. n. e_ Ross,
1798
650
16
Chillicothe,
45 _s._ Sandusky,
1820
600
10
Lower Sandusky,
105 _n._ Scioto,
1803
700
14
Portsmouth,
90 _s._ Seneca,
1824
540
11
Tiffin,
87 _n._ Shelby,
1819
418
10
Sidney,
70 _n. w._ Stark,
1809
[A]
16
Canton,
116 _n. e._ Trumbull,
1800
875
34
Warren,
160 _n. e._ Tuscarawas,
1808
[A]
19
New Philadelphia,
100 _e. n. e._ Union,
1820
450
9
Marysville,
30 _n. w._ Vanwert,[C]
--
432
--
100 _n. w._ Warren,