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STATEHOUSE CALENDAR

Ohio Land Patent
 

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Document on loan from the Dittoe family
Document on loan from the Dittoe family

Time

June 14 - December 31

Location

Governor Thomas Worthington Center
The Ohio Statehouse
1 Capitol Square
Columbus, OH 43215


Description

An original 1808 document is displayed by the Ohio Statehouse Museum Education Center in the Governor Thomas Worthington Center.  The Ohio Land Patent for Jacob Dittoe shows the signatures of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.  The exhibit describes the land patent system and the early history of Ohio.