Blazes, Posts & Stones: A History of Ohio’s Original Land Subdivisions

by James L. Williams

A culmination of decades of research on field notes, plats, correspondence, legislation, and observations of surveyors, cartographers, government officials, military commanders, Native Americans, early settlers, and land speculators, this volume is the first of its kind in nearly a century. Interweaving the history of Ohio and biographies of the individuals associated with surveying and mapping, Blazes, Posts and Stones is a must-read book about the non-sequential development of Ohio lands and its subdivisions. The book is complete with maps and figures and provides technical descriptions of them. An excellent resource for county engineers, but also for those who have an interest in Ohio history.

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 26, 2013

Reviews

[Deb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Useful as a reference to early land in NW Territory and Ohio