2/19/2024 0 Comments Jackson township oh![]() ![]() Jackson Township in Franklin County was originally settled in 1805 by Hugh Grant and his wife Catherine Barr. ![]() This large area of unsettled land subsequently was reduced in area by the formation of Jackson Township in 1815 and the survey of Prairie Township in 1819. The original areas of southwestern Franklin County (which later would become Jackson Township) was simply known as the “Pleasant Township”. The state of Ohio was created on March 1, 1803, and Franklin County created shortly thereafter April 30, 1803. His nickname “Old Hickory” was based on his tenacious reputation in which he fought in several duels and his aggressive character embodied those of the common settlers endearing him with widespread popularity at that time. President Andrew “Old Hickory” Jackson who was a national hero after defeating the British in the Battle of New Orleans in 1812 later became president in the election of 1828. In Ohio, there are 37 Jackson Township’s across Ohio’s 88 counties named in honor of Major General and later the 7th U.S. It was common to name townships after the revolutionary founding fathers (Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Washington, etc.), early presidents or unique environmental features. Townships in central Ohio were established by the Virginia Military District and laid out in five or six square mile tracts. This form of government spread as far west as the Rocky Mountains, and today, 22 states have the town or township form of local government. Our Pilgrim forefathers brought the township form of government to the Americas in 1620. ![]()
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