Ohio archæological and historical publications . er Shawnee town uponthe Scioto river); thence by a line west-northerly to the southernpart of the portage, between the Miamis of the Ohio and theSt. Marys river; thence by a line also west-northerly, to thesouthwestern part of the portage, between the Wal^ash and theMiamis of Lake Erie, where Fort Wayne now stands; thenceby a line w-est-northerly, to the most southern part of Lake Mich-igan ; thence along the western shores of the same, to the north-west part thereof, (including the lands upon the streams empty-ing into said lake); thence by a d
Ohio archæological and historical publications . er Shawnee town uponthe Scioto river); thence by a line west-northerly to the southernpart of the portage, between the Miamis of the Ohio and theSt. Marys river; thence by a line also west-northerly, to thesouthwestern part of the portage, between the Wal^ash and theMiamis of Lake Erie, where Fort Wayne now stands; thenceby a line w-est-northerly, to the most southern part of Lake Mich-igan ; thence along the western shores of the same, to the north-west part thereof, (including the lands upon the streams empty-ing into said lake); thence by a due north line to the territorialbovmdary in Lake Superior, and through the said boundarythrough lakes Huron. Sinclair, and Erie, to the mouth of theCuyahoga river, the place of beginning. 334 Ohio Arch, and His. Society Publications. This, as will be seen, cut off the northern portion of the coun-ties of Knox and Hamilton. The Northwest Territory was nowdivided into tlie six counties of Washington, Hamilton, Knox,,St. Clair. Randolph and Map Showing the Original Wayne County. ADAMS COUNTY. In order to establish more counties, as the existing onesembraced all of the Territory, it was now necessary to make a di-vision of some of those that had already been erected. The firstseparation to be made was for the purpose of creating Adams The Evolution of Ohio Counties. 335 county. Hamilton county was large, and could well be , July 10, ITUT, a county, called Adams, was taken off its eastside, with boundaries as follows: Beginning- at the Ohio river at the upper boundary of thattract of 24,000 acres of land, granted unto the French inhabitantsof Gallipolis * * * thence down the said Ohio river, to themouth of Elk river, (generally known as Eagle creek) and upwith the principal water of the said Elk river or Eagle creek,to its source or head; thence by a due north line, to the southernboundary of Wayne county, and easterly along said boundary,so far that a due south l
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