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Firelands

Former regions and territories of the United StatesHistory of ConnecticutPre-statehood history of OhioWestern Reserve, Ohio
Western Reserve Including the Fire Lands 1826
Western Reserve Including the Fire Lands 1826

The Firelands, or Sufferers' Lands, tract was located at the western end of the Connecticut Western Reserve in what is now the U.S. state of Ohio. It was legislatively established in 1792, as the "Sufferers' Lands", and later became named "Fire Lands" because the resale of the land was intended as financial restitution for residents of the Connecticut towns of Danbury, Fairfield, Greenwich, Groton, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, and Ridgefield. Their homes had been burned in 1779 and 1781 by British forces during the American Revolutionary War. However, most of the settlement of the area did not occur until after the War of 1812. "Fire Lands" was later spelled as one word: "Firelands."

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Firelands
US 20, Townsend Township

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44826 Townsend Township
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Western Reserve Including the Fire Lands 1826
Western Reserve Including the Fire Lands 1826
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