Oak Springs Land Purchases 1848-1861

Oak Springs Land Purchases 1848-1861

[Source: Currier & Ives, “Home in the wilderness,” c1870; Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov : accessed 31 Dec 2012)]

From the forthcoming book (collection of short stories):

“American Centennial at the Homeplace: The Founding (1833-1876)”

From:

**Part II - Oak Springs, Oak Creek Township Stories to 1861

Oak Springs Town Plat and subsequent transactions

The initial Town Plat consisted of 26 blocks of 2 1/2 acres each. Each block was designated with a letter. Each block consisted of 4 numbered lots.

Central Avenue split the town plat north and south; two block to the east, divided by 1st Ave. E. and two blocks to the west, divided by 1st Ave. W. The eastern and western boundaries were therefore 2nd Ave E. and 2nd Ave W.

Patton Street ran east and west just north of the General Store. This left two blocks to the south, divided by First Street, South. The southern boundary of the town plat was designated Second Street, South. To the north, separating each set of blocks, were: First Street, Second Street, etc. This made the northern boundary Fourth Street.

Jake Patton retained ownership of Blocks K, O, S, R, and Q.

Owen Olson retained ownership of Block Z

Sale of lots:

1. Sep 1848 - Robert Baldridge - Block N, Lots 3 & 4.
2. Sep 1848 - Jake Patton - Block W, Lot 1, and Block T, Lot 1
3. Sep 1848 - Owen Olson - Block Y, Lot 2 and Lot 4
4. Sep 1848 - Victor Campbell - Block W, Lot 3 and Lot 4
5. Sep 1848 - Hugh Truesdale - Block W, Lot 2, and Block L, Lot 1 and Lot 3
6. Jun 1850 - Percival Jones - Block N, Lot 2
7. Jul 1850 - Jonathan Ames - Block X, Lot 1 and Lot 3
8. Jul 1850 - Wesley Mathison - Block X, Lot 2 and Lot 4
9. Nov 1850 - Ames & Mathison RE - Block J, Lot 4
10. Feb 1851 - Percival Jones - Block N, Lot 1 and Block M Lot 2
11. Feb 1851 - Ames & Mathison RE - Block J, Lot 2
12. May 1851 - Gideon Inman - Block J, Lot 1
13. Jan 1851 - Oak Springs Bank - Block G, Lot 3
14. Jun 1857 - Levi Weston - Block L, Lot 2 and Lot 4
15. Mar 1860 - Jerry Potts - Block J, Lot 3