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Napoleon, 1887. The area around the town was once known as "the Great Black Swamp". This area was opened to European settlement following the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794, which took place about 26 miles to the east. [5] The City of Napoleon was founded in 1832 and named for French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
The Northwest Ordinance (formally An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio and also known as the Ordinance of 1787), enacted July 13, 1787, was an organic act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States.
Ohio counties in 1802. The Enabling Act of 1802 was passed on April 30, 1802, by the Seventh Congress of the United States.This act authorized the residents of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territory to form the state of Ohio and join the U.S. on an equal footing with the other states.
That’s what Ohio did. When the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a federal right to abortion, it said a state still could enshrine one in its constitution. That’s what Ohio did.
Most of the city of Napoleon, the county seat of Henry County, is located in the eastern half of Napoleon Township, and the unincorporated community of Okolona lies in the township's southwest. Name and history
The Treaty of Fort Stanwix in 1768 explicitly reserved lands north and west of the Ohio as Indian lands. British policies in the region contributed to the outbreak of Pontiac's War in 1763. Ohio Indians participated in that war until a British expedition in Ohio led by Colonel Henry Bouquet brought about a truce.
Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,662. [1] Its county seat is Napoleon. [2] The county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1834. [3] It is named for American Founding Father Patrick Henry, the Virginian famous for his "give me liberty or give me death!" speech. [4]
When Napoleon invaded Egypt, he brought dozens of scientists with him.. Astronomers, mathematicians, and naturalists spent three years studying the country. Napoleon's invasion failed, but it led ...