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Chillicothe was named the capital of the remnant Northwest Territory in 1800, when Indiana Territory was split off, and the Northwest Territory was reduced to Ohio, eastern Michigan and a sliver of southeastern Indiana. In 1802 as Ohio moved toward statehood, the city hosted the Ohio Constitutional Convention.
Sep 29, 2017 · In 1796, General Nathaniel Massie established the town of Chillicothe on that site. A year later, the town became the capital of Ross County and also the capital of the eastern section of the Northwest Territory. When Ohio became the 17th state on March 1, 1803, Chillicothe was made the state capital.
In 1800, Chillicothe became the capital of the Northwest Territory and in 1802, hosted the Ohio Constitutional Convention, later becoming the first capital of Ohio at statehood in 1803. Ohio's first Statehouse (1803) Now the site of the Ross County Courthouse.
Chillicothe served as capital of the Northwest Territory (1800–03), was incorporated as a city in 1802, and was twice the state capital (1803–10; 1812–16). The first state constitution was written there.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
In 1803, Congress approved the constitution, and Chillicothe became the state’s first capital on March 1, 1803. Chillicothe resident Edward Tiffm became Ohio’s first governor, while fellow Chillicothian Thomas Worthington served as one of the first two senators.
May 9, 2013 · Chillicothe, Ohio, was the state’s first capital—from 1803-1810—and then it became Ohio’s third capital from1812-1816. GenealogyBank has that early period of “The Buckeye State’s” history covered with four Chillicothe newspapers from 1801 to 1839. Photo credit: Wikipedia.
Chillicothe was the capital of the Northwest Territory (from 1800 to 1803) and later the capital of Ohio (twice actually, from 1803 to 1810 and 1812 to 1816). Yet the history that courses through this city extends back nearly 2,000 years to the earthen mounds built by people of the Hopewell culture.
