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11-1 Manchester, Ohio First Settlement Virginia Military District

Side A: In 1784, the state of Virginia ceded all of its Northwest Territory to the federal government except for this tract to satisfy the land bounties owed to its Revolutionary War soldiers. The Virginia Military District extended from the Scioto River in the east to the Little Miami River in the west, and from the Ohio River on the south to the town of Kenton in the north. The District contained over 4 million acres of land. Nathaniel Massie founded Manchester, which is the fourth oldest settlement in Ohio, as a base for his surveying operations. Manchester, sometimes called Massie’s Station, was founded in 1791, populated largely by settlers coming from Kentucky and Virginia.
Sponsors: Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Village of Manchester, and The Ohio Historical Society
Address: SW corner of W Front Street and Pearl Street, 
Manchester, 
OH, 
45144
Location: South West Corner of W Front St. and Pearl St.
Latitude: 38.6857770
Longitude: -83.6098460