A Brief History Page 3 The Western Reserve & the Northwest Territories
New Connecticut, the Connecticut Western Reserve, the Western Reserve .
Origin of The Western Reserve
Connecticut still wanted to colonize a "New Connecticut" in the west, conceived as a new state, separate from Ohio.
It gave up it's western claims except for territory reserved for sale by the Connecticut Land Co. (sounds like a restaurant chain). This Connecticut Western Reserve wasn't fully relinquished until 1800. |