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The Ohio Company Office as seen in 1903 on Washington Street between Front Street and Second Street [4] The building is a simple log structure with a gabled roof, pierced by a single chimney; one window is set into the side, and the front has space for just one window and the main entrance.
Professional Land Surveyor PLS Licensure by individual state boards, examination by National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying [44] Surveying Intern SI Designation bestowed by individual state boards, examination (FS) by National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying [29] Model Law Surveyor MLS
He also served in local political offices and in both houses of the Ohio General Assembly. Hough was born in Virginia. [1] He was in Jefferson County, Northwest Territory by 1802 when he surveyed Cross Creek Township into quarter sections. [2] He was elected a county commissioner at the first election, April 2, 1804, after Ohio became a state. [3]
In 1822, the first surveying district was created, namely the state of Ohio, with an officer called Surveyor General in charge. [4] Until the re-organization of the United States General Land Office in 1836, each Surveyor General acted more or less independently, setting his own standards for execution of field work. [18]
The second contract was an option to buy all the land between the Ohio and the Scioto rivers and the western boundary line of the Ohio Company's tract, extending north of the tenth survey township from the Ohio, this tract being preempted by Manasseh Cutler and Winthrop Sargent for themselves and others for the Scioto Company. Cutler's original ...
The first map of Ohio to show all the actual surveys within the inhabited part of the state. A rare and early large map of Ohio. County boundaries tinted in color. Townships clearly shown. An extensive key is included detailing land ownership history and some land use. Northwest portion of state not surveyed but shows swamplands and plains.
In 1812, Congress authorized the Surveyor General to survey the northern and western border of Ohio “as soon as the consent of the Indians can be obtained.“ [1] In 1817, the northern portion of the Ohio-Indiana border was surveyed and became known as the First Principal Meridian for lands surveyed in the northwest part of Ohio.
In 1796, Ludlow married Charlotte Chambers of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.That year he built the largest house in Cincinnati, known as the "Ludlow mansion". [12] Israel and Charlotte had four children: James Chambers Ludlow (1797–1841), Martha Catharine Ludlow (1799–1834), Sarah Bella Ludlow (1802–1882), and Israel L. Ludlow (1804–1846).