Beechwood Historic District

The original plat of the city of Fort Wayne was laid out by John T. Barr and John McCorkle in August, 1822, and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Randolph County, of Winchester, and subsequently in Recorder's Record A, page 316, of the records of Allen County, containing 118 lots, with three streets running north and south on a variation of 3°, 30' west of magnetic north, namely, Calhoun, Clinton and Barr ; five streets running at right angles to same variation, namely, Wayne, Berry, Main, Columbia and Water streets" The public square was laid off iu this plat, with Court street on the east side of the same. This plat, which was recorded on the 16th day of August, 1833, was' surveyed by Robert Young, of Piqua, Ohio.

Passage source: History of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880.

In September, 1829, when Fort Wayne had made considerable" progress in improvements, and the accumulations, incident to a new town eligibly situated, possessed of many of the elements of prosperous growth, and, withal, well to do in the self-respect of her citizens, had been developed, the provident people of the locality bethought themselves of the propriety, at least, if not the advantages of incorporation. Hence, pursuaut to a notice to that effect, an election was held on the 7th of September, 1829, to determine whether Fort Wayne should then and there be incorporated. The result of that election is set forth in the following certificate :

Passage source: History of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880.

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