Finding aid for the Greenville and West Milton Turnpike Company Records


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Greenville and West Milton Turnpike Company
Title: Greenville and West Milton Turnpike Company Records
Dates: 1856-1879
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The Greenville and West Milton Turnpike Company built and operated a turnpike between Greenville, in Darke County, Ohio, and West Milton, in neighboring Miami County. The collection consists of minutes of meetings of the directors, plat and field notes of the turnpike, and a list of shareholders. The front cover and some pages are missing.
MS Number MS 1123
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The The Greenville and West Milton Turnpike Company Records, 1856-1879, consist of minutes of meetings of the directors, plat and field notes of the turnpike, and a list of shareholders. The front cover and some pages are missing.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the development of Greenville, Ohio, and West Milton, Ohio during the mid-nineteenth century. Those interested in the history of transportation and road development in Ohio will find this collection useful.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically and is maintained in one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Greenville and West Milton Turnpike Company (Greenville, Ohio)
Roads -- Ohio -- Design and construction.
Toll roads -- Ohio.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 1123 Greenville and West Milton Turnpike Company Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio