Decorative drawing: a nineteenth-century public building. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Seven Ranges Terminus

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,960 words across 14 pages, filed in 1976. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 76001527, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form No. 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT X VICINITY OF PRESENT USE DISTRICT X AGRICULTURE -WORK IN PROGRESS _PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION IN PROCESS XYES: RESTRICTED BEING CONSIDERED - YES: UNRESTRICTED OWNER OF PROPERTY 9876 Bowmont Rd. S.E. Ohio 44643 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS,ETC.
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR 039 151 CODE TITLE DATE Magnolia COUNTY ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY Canton LOCATION OCCUPIED MUSEUM Courthouse Square OWNERSHIP CLASSIFICATION RELIGIOUS STATE PARK STRUCTURE Stark NAME Tuscarawas and Stark County Courthouse SCIENTIFIC STATUS Carroll Counties COURTHOUSE. BUILDING(S) XPRIVATE _ENTERTAINMENT intersection of Stark, _GOVERNMENT _EDUCATIONAL Ohio SURVEY RECORDS _INDUSTRIAL _COMMERCIAL Mr. Warren Bowman 16 Ralph Regula FOR NPS USE ONLY _OBJECT -OTHER: -MILITARY X.SITE -PUBLIC -BOTH PH0338291 OCT 22.1976 DEO 12 1976 -FEDERAL STATE COUNTY _LOCAL (Rev. 10-74) RECEIVED FAIR DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

Warren Bowman farm near Magnolia, Ohio, 288' from Farber road on CONDITION UNEXPOSED MOVED EXCELLENT RUINS XGOOD Tuscarawas counties. CHECK ONE DESCRIPTION XUNALTERED and marks the seventh range of townships surveyed in the North- exactly 42 miles due west of the beginning point for surveying XORIGINAL SITE the public lands of the United States (on the National Register) -DETERIORATED DATE. west Territory. It marks the junction of Stark, Carroll, and a rolling hillside which is uncultivated.The marking stone is is marked with an incised surveyors cross. The small, granite marker is about 12" high and 6" across.The top AREAS OF

Statement of significance

of townships and marks the 1776 by the nation's first geographer, Thomas Hutchins, established that the The use of the rectangular survey system was specified in the Ordinance of Pennsylvania to the Ohio River where, on the north side of the river, they line, beginning on September 30, 1785. By September 1786, Hutchins had 1786 1400-1499 domain. COMMERCE SCIENCE ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC PERIOD BUILDER/ARCHITECT AGRICULTURE ARCHITECTURE POLITICS/GOVERNMENT THEATER SIGNIFICANCE MILITARY TRANSPORTATION ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC LITERATURE From this point Hutchins supervised the running of the first east-west base X.EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT designated as a range.
SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN Land lying immediately northwest of the Ohio River was the most accessible The marker is placed at the terminus of the seventh range miles was a township corner and from these corners lines were run south accurate and convenient and the system was used to survey millions of acres boundary commissioners surveyed a line due north from the northwest corner of -PHILOSOPHY surveyed 4miles of base line and his men had completed four ranges.In The ordinance required that all public lands be divided into townships six of land making up thirty-one states which were created out of the public - INVENTION the first land the U.S.endeavored to sell.Between June and August of 1785 - CONSERVATION planted a stake marking the beginning point of the U.S. public land survey.
May 1785"for ascertaining the mode of disposing lands in the western territory." April 1787 Hutchins'subordinates resumed the survey, completing a total of _PREHISTORIC -1500-1599 _ENGINEERING _RELIGION - EDUCATION -1600-1699 -1800-1899 Board of Treasury and thus sale of public lands in the west" could begin. completion of the first phase of the U.S. -ECONOMICS -1900- -MUSIC LAW miles square, laid out east and west and north and south of right angle base the rectangular survey system was used.Hutchins made this report to the lines.The east-west line was known as the geographers line.Every six seven ranges in July 1788.The rectangular survey was established as

The rest of the file

Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES NPS, Washington, D.C. T967. 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Ohio Historic Preservation Office May 1976 STREET & NUMBER 1982 Velma Aveneu CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: LOCAL _ As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665).
I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE DATE 10-8-76 FOR NPS USE ONLY KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 892.453 46608727 CODE DATE ORGANIZATION COUNTY Columbus NORTHING STATE NATIONAL TELEPHONE Ohio UTM REFERENCES Gretchen Klimoski State Historic- Preservation Officer ZONE EASTING Peters, W.E. Ohio Lands, 3rd Edition. Lawhead Press, Athens, Ohio, 1930. ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY - Ferris, Robert G. Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings. U.S. Dept of Interior, CLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER ZONE less than one ATTEST: 12.3.26 Form No. 10-300a (Rev.
10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DEC 12 1976 INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM Stark Co., Ohio CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER Line 2, paragraph 1: the date should be 1786 Line 9, paragraph 3: should read "surveyed 42 miles of base line" CLARIFICATION OF FACT: Col. Thomas Hutchins, Geographer of the United States until his death in 1789, miles of base line, completing his work in July 1786. This line at 40° 38' 02" work and the completion of the Geographer's line ended in 1786 at the site River. PAGE CORRECTIONS: RECEIVED Terminus of the Seven Ranges being nominated.
proved that the rectangular survey method was accurate and workable.The by Thomas Hutchins, first and only Geographer of the United States.Hutchins DATE ENTERED had developed the rectangular survey method and because of him it was the of base line were surveyed before Indian raids forced the survey to stop.It was The site marks the completion of the first and only land survey to be conducted used to divide land into ranges each 6 miles wide and subdivided into townships method specified in the Land Ordinance of 1785.This successful phase of the survey of the first seven ranges of public lands under Hutchins' direction As specified in the Land Ordinance of 1785 the rectangular system was to be resumed in the Spring of 1786.Col.Hutchins attended the running of 42 system was largely used for the survey of all public lands west of the Ohio who had developed the rectangular system.
Begun September 30, 1785 four miles range lines were run south to the Ohio River by subordinates and each range was divided into townships.The last township was surveyed in July 1788.Hutchins Form No. 10-300a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OCT 22 1976 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DEC 12 1975 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED Terminus of Seven Ranges, Ohio ITEM NUMBER .8 mi. to SR 183 | Farber Cemetery GPO 892 north PAGE marker RECEIVED Farber Road CONTINUATION SHEET 500 ft. Form No. 10-300a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DEC 12 1976 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Stark Co.
Ohio CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER OHIO.LANDS WEST VIRGINIA THE PAGE RECEIVED SEVEN DATE ENTERED Terminus of the Seven Ranges GUERNSEY RANGES Photos - HISTORIAN H9ED Inventory - OTHER KEEPER TECHNICAL ARCHEOLOGIST CONTROL Re-submit Maps Send-back HAER Review Working Number 10.22.76.4354 10.26.76 Property BRANCH CHIEF Federal Register Entry Ohio State National Register Write-up REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 12.3.76 176 INT:2106-74 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Terminus of thee Seven Ranges United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 Stark Photo: Don Selby Negative: Selby, Canton, Ohio 1ooking northwest OCT 22 1976 DEC 12 1976 44708 Title: NPS Number CANTON OH Terminus of the Seven Ranges, ANNA AV NW Stark Co., Ohio PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER RICHARD M ACERBI Loc.
Stark Co., Ohio Photo: Don Selby 1ooking north OCT 22 1976 DEC 12 1976 ANNA AV NW 44708 Terminus of the Seven Ranges, PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Negative: Selby, Canton, Ohio CANTON OH Loc. Title: RICHARD M ACERBI NPS Number \ STATE OF OHIO WAYNESBURG QUADRANGLE WAYNESBURG, OHIO 7.9 MINUTE SERIES TOPOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SCALE (:24000 OCT 22 1976D NATIONAL REGISTER DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OHIO RECEIVED DEC 12 1976 Darke County Courthouse, Sherrif's Hirons - Brown House Anderson, Levi, House Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. Joln H. Glenn, JI. Director, The Ohio Historical Society Hon. John F.
Seiberling Coluabus, Ohio 43211 INT: 2950-75 Location STATE Greenville Name Ross County Akron Magnolia vicinity Cuyahoga County Waterville Ashland County Jail Date Entered House and Jail Seven Ranges Terminus Darke County Cleveland Heights Stark County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Lucas County Highland County Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Waterville Cormercial District Ashland State Historic Preservation Officer Buford vicinity Also Notified Hon. Delbert L. Latta Hon. Charles A. Vanik Chillicothe vicinity Hon.Thomas N. Kindness Werner Company Building Mott 12/15/76 Fairnoumt Boulevard District Dr.Thomas H. Snith Sumnit County 880 DEC 12 1976 OTHER NANES: STREET & NUMBER CONGRESSIUNAL DISTRICT CITY.
TOWN STATE Ohio Stark - OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) ADMINISTRATOR (underline) FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : X Substantially intact-2 - not applicable - 8 -Interior, exterior, cnvirons not intact-0 CONDITION - *ORIGINAL SITE FAIR Yes-restricted "only" YES ADAPTIVE USE: Saved ? FUNCTION (S): (use vocabulary words) then- BoUNDARY MARKER "oldest? YES COUNTY INTERIOR EXTERIOR now- 151 code ENVIRONS COMMERCE INITIALS: DOE UNEXPOSED FEATURES: Claims SIGNIFICANCE: DETERIORATED MOVED ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC EXCELLENT AGRICULTURE LOCATION: ARCHITECTURE No access Unknown _entertainment DATE: 16th _Reconstructed -socio/cultural -recreation -settlement -039 historic district? WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? LEBOVICH Seven Ranges Terminus _Unexcavated WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK?
ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC -COMMUNICATIONS XUNALTERED IF YES, NAME: VICINITY OF Magnolia LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE -LAW/Gov't/politics _SCENCE - urban & commun _OTHER (SPECIFY) NAME AS IT APPEARS IN FEDERAL REGISTER: NR Data Sheet EXPLORATION Reviewer PHILOSOPHY POLITICS/GOVERNMENT ECONOMICS ENGINEERING MIDWEST _CONSERVATION Ohio EDUCATION PACIFIC NORTHWEST _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _TRANSPORTATION -health 11,11.76 "first" -RUINS -LITERATURE _MUSIC _Unkncwn -ART XGOOD ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: (label role DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS: HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : FEDERAL AGENCY: COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) artist/artisan: builder/contractor: OTHER STATE engineer: events DATES: NAMES: interior decorator: architect/m.builder: institutional ETHNIC GROUP: appropriate date) PRIVATE landscape/garden designer: LOCAL GOV"T SIGNIFICANCE:(maximum two sentences) DATE OF CONSTRUCTION date or 1/4 of century): NOT APPLICABLE COUNTY personal MUNICIPAL 1786 1NAME as it appears on federal register: 2 OTHER NAMES: 3) date of entry: ) county code: SEVEN RANGES TERMINUS 5 LOCATION street & number OSTATE - FEDERAL - deteriorated Druins Omoved 2C NOT INTACT -O - Unknown Ounexcavated - O NOT APPLICABLE - 9 - No Access * AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 - LAW- 16 C RELIGION- 22 D SETTLEMENT-29 -ARCHEOLOGY-historic- 1 - COMMUNICATIONS-7 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION- 8 - MILITARY- 18 C ARCHITECTURE-4 C ECONOMICS- 9 - INDUSTRY- 13 C MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 33 functions @dates of initial construction: major alterations : BOUNDARY MARKER Barchitectural style(s): @engineer: 1) landscape arohiteet / garden designer : () interior decorator: Sartisan: _date IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE CONDITION ASSOCIATION Zunaltered INSTITUTIONAL: PERSONAL: ENTERTAINMENT-26 Dfair ENGINEERING-11 HEALTH-27 CURRENTLY: WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: LOCAL SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 master builder: ADMINISTRATOR: NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP Dunexposed 1features: URBAN PLANNING-31 YES-Restricted YES-Unrestricted Dexcellent reviewers initials Coriginal site SAVEQ?YES GNPS REGION: 12SOURCE of NOMINATION ® NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET® CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - COMMERCE-6 - SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER (SPECIFY) historic events: 1786 @builder/contraotor: Oreconstructed SO UNKNOWN -6 -LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT." 21 first o Carchitect: artist: NAMES PRIVATE ORGANIZATION city/ town give role & date 786