Plank Roads Push Growth in Ohio District
The Ohio Cultivator recounts the Milan and Richland plank road project begun in 1847, noting about 50 miles completed with tolls. Plank roads offer cheap, safe travel, improving market access and encouraging new towns, while demanding a penny per mile toll.
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Neahedwit
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Eame
Black Swamp
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Sandusky
Toledo
Plank Road Building Methods and Early State Paybacks
A detailed 1850 account outlines plank road construction including sills planks and cross tread, with methods to secure planks and drain sides. It cites Milan and Richland and Norwalk roads, costs around $11,000 to $16,000 per project and profits up to 25 to 35 percent, plus tolls about one cent per mile per beast.
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Norwalk
Milan
Huron County
New York
Delhi Gazette
Utica
Boonville Road
Watertown
Forea and Johnson Road
Fiera
Huron Co
Marriages and a death in Hamilton county families
Marriages reported: Mrs Henry Arsott to Misa Hester Many Saaw in Miami township on the 28th. Mr Roseat J. Van Ospen to Miss Any Exizi Burnett in Williamsburg township on the 31st. A death in Symmes township notes the passing of Mrs Margaret G. Buckingham wife of John S. Buckingham aged about 26 after consumption. She leaves two young children and mourners recall her virtues and faith, with a mournful verse tribute appended.
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Roseat J. van Ospen
Exizi Burnett
Symmes Township
Hamilton County
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