— 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐡𝐢𝐨, 𝐜.𝟏𝟖𝟔𝟔 This map of Ohio was created by The Major & Knapp Eng. Mfg. & Lith. Co. on behalf of the U.S. Department of Interior’s General Land Office. Dated October 2nd 1866, this map shows boundaries for the Ohio Company Purchase, designated Virginia Military Land, Symmes’s Purchase, Connecticut Reserve and Military Land. Additional text notes describe the natural resources found throughout different areas of the state. The Symmes Purchase (or Miami Purchase) refers to the tract of land that sits between the Great Miami and Little Miami Rivers. Named after John Cleves Symmes, a Congressman and lead investor for a group of land speculators, the purchase was originally meant to be 1,000,000 acres. It is said that due to a botched survey and mishandling of the sale that Congress reduced the proposed Symmes purchase to 311,682 acres. On September 30th, 1794, Symmes would ultimately receive a signed U.S. Patent Deed, signed by George Washington, for a total of 248,250 acres. Visit the @CincyMapCollection website linked in bio for more historical maps of Ohio. #ohio #history #Symmes #township #cincinnati #hamiltoncounty #cincinnatihistory #ohiohistory #1866 #columbushistory #clevelandhistory #toledohistory #miamivalley https://www.instagram.com/p/B7y-RLEhhs6/?igshid=g378d68rgt43