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Ohio's 150th Birthday Marked By Enabling Act Passed
Ohio nears sesquicentennial as President Jefferson signs the Enabling Act on April 30 1802 paving the way for statehood. Worthington and St Clair clash over division plans and influence the push from Chillicothe to Washington, with cheers awaited on the journey home.
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Thomas Jefferson
Washington
Ohio
Jefferson
Washington City
Chillicothe
Ater
Northwest ‘Territory
Arthur St. Claire
Territory
St Clair
Worthington
Nathaniel Massie
Northwest Territory
Shenandoah Vesley
Virginia
United States
Congress
Cincinnati
William Henry Harrison
Territorial
Arthur St. Clair
John Adams
St. Clair
Charles William Byrd
Harrison
Byrd
Ter
Marietta
Vincennes
Territorial Council
Indiana Territory
Paul Fearing
Fearing
Wiliam B. Giles
House
Oho
Massie
James Madison
Detroit
Representative Giles
Representative Fearing
Senate
Nome
Bridgeport