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  • Oct
    Henry Dove purchases the land 1, 1811

    A History of the Land

    On October 1, 1811, eight years after Ohio statehood, Henry Dove spelled Douve in the original documents) purchased the land the would soon become the City of Canal Winchester and the site of McGill Metropark.
  • Aug
    Dove gives the land to his sons 27, 1821

    From Dove to his sons

    In August 1821, Henry Dove deeded his land to his sons, Reuben and Jacob.