Connecticut Land Company
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The Connecticut Land Company was a group of investors formed in the late 18th century to purchase and develop the Western Reserve in what is now northeastern Ohio.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Connecticut Land Company canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
joint stock company
ⓘ
land company ⓘ real estate investment company ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedIn | 1809 ⓘ |
| economicSector |
land development
ⓘ
real estate ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1795 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | group of Connecticut investors ⓘ |
| foundedSettlement |
Cleveland
ⓘ
surface form:
Cleveland, Ohio
|
| grantedRightsBy | Connecticut General Assembly ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Hartford
ⓘ
surface form:
Hartford, Connecticut
|
| historicalRegion | Connecticut Western Reserve ⓘ |
| legalIssue | uncertain land titles ⓘ |
| legalStatus | private company ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
land development
ⓘ
land speculation ⓘ |
| notableInvestor |
Moses Cleaveland
ⓘ
Oliver Phelps ⓘ Pierpont Edwards ⓘ Roger Newberry ⓘ Samuel Mather ⓘ |
| numberOfShares | 400 ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Connecticut Western Reserve
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Reserve
northeastern Ohio ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Moses Cleaveland ⓘ |
| purchasedFrom |
Connecticut
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Connecticut
|
| purchasePrice | 1200000 US dollars ⓘ |
| purpose |
purchase the Western Reserve
ⓘ
survey and sell land in the Western Reserve ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution |
financial difficulties
ⓘ
slow land sales ⓘ title disputes ⓘ |
| regionDeveloped |
Cuyahoga Valley region
ⓘ
surface form:
Cuyahoga River area
Lake Erie south shore ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Erie shore in Ohio
|
| relatedTo |
Connecticut Western Reserve land cession
ⓘ
Northwest Territory ⓘ Treaty of Greenville ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | early Euro-American settlement of northeastern Ohio ⓘ |
| soldLandTo |
Plymouth Colony
ⓘ
surface form:
New England settlers
migrants to the Western Reserve ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Connecticut ⓘ |
| successor | individual landowners in Western Reserve ⓘ |
| surveyedBy |
Amos Spafford
ⓘ
Moses Cleaveland ⓘ Seth Pease ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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