Ohio Company of Associates

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The Ohio Company of Associates was a land speculation and settlement company formed by Revolutionary War veterans that led the organized American colonization of the Northwest Territory in the late 18th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical organization
land company
land speculation company
settlement company
activeIn late 18th century
associatedWithDocument Northwest Ordinance NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent westward expansion of the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
formedAfter American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED
foundedBy Revolutionary War veterans
foundedSettlement Marietta, Ohio NERFINISHED
other early settlements in the Northwest Territory
hasAlternativeName Ohio Company NERFINISHED
hasHeadquartersLocation Marietta, Ohio NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalSignificance early organized migration into federal public lands
hasMembershipType land speculators
military veterans
hasPurpose American colonization of the Northwest Territory
land speculation
organized settlement
historicalRegion Old Northwest NERFINISHED
industry colonization
real estate
influenced pattern of settlement in the Midwest
locatedIn Northwest Territory NERFINISHED
notableFor leading organized American colonization of the Northwest Territory
operatedUnder Articles of Confederation era policies
regionServed Ohio Country NERFINISHED
timePeriod post-Revolutionary War era

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Marietta, Ohio foundedBy Ohio Company of Associates
Rufus Putnam memberOf Ohio Company of Associates