Survey book, 1829, 1833.

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Survey book, 1829, 1833.

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Survey book which records a survey of May 24, 1829, of the northern part of the Ohio-Erie Canal (the 39 miles from Cleveland to Summit Lake in Akron). It contains bearings, distances between stations, mile markers, and notes. A note dated July, 1833 states that iron in the locks may cause errors in measurements.

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Howe, Richard, 1799-1872.

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Richard Howe was one of the first settlers of Akron in 1829. He was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland, on March 8, 1799, and came to Ohio in 1812 with his widowed mother and six brothers and sisters. They settled at Franklinton, near Columbus. Richard Howe was later adopted by Lucas Sullivant, a wealthy landowner in Franklinton. Sullivant, who as a practical surveyor and engineer, began to instruct Howe in his profession. He gave Howe his first job, which was to survey and locate a road from C...