The "College Township" was the full survey township located in the northwest corner of Butler County, Ohio, now corresponding to the civil township of Oxford, designated by the Ohio General Assembly to be the site of the state university now called Miami University. When John Cleves Symmes obtained the land known as the Symmes Purchase from the United States government, one of the terms was that he would allocate a full township of land to support a university, a promise he never fulfilled. The United States Congress subsequently allowed the State of Ohio to pick a township in the public domain for a college. They chose a township in the first range in the Congress Lands, namely R1E T5. In the American Public Land Survey System, a township refers to a unit of land, that is nominally six miles (9. ... Butler County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... A civil township is a widely-used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to a county. ... The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. ... For the University of Miami in Florida, see University of Miami Miami University is a public university founded in 1809. ... John Cleves Symmes (1742-1814) was a delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, and later a pioneer in the Northwest Territory. ... The Symmes Purchase, also known as the Miami Purchase, a section of land in Southwestern Ohio in what is now Hamilton, Butler, and Warren Counties. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... Public domain, a term used to describe the vast Federally owned lands in the western United States. ...

Congress on May 5, 1792, authorized the sale of the land to Symmes. Miami University's library reports: May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

the President of the United States was authorized to grant letters patent to John Cleves Symmes and his associates . . . provided that the land grant should include one complete township . . . for the purpose of establishing an academy and other public schools and seminaries of learning. After Ohio became a state in 1803, the State legislature assumed responsibility for making sure that John Cleves Symmes would set aside a township of land for the support of an academy. Such a law was passed by the State legislature April 15, 1803. . . . Finally, on February 17, 1809, the State legislature created Miami University and provided that one complete township in the State of Ohio in the district of Cincinnati was to be vested in Miami University for its use, benefit, and support.[1]  (http://www.lib.muohio.edu/epub/govlaw/OHIST/mucent.txt)

The village of College Corner takes its name from its position in the northwest corner of this section and the Indiana town of College Corner took its name from its Ohio counterpart. John Cleves Symmes (1742-1814) was a delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, and later a pioneer in the Northwest Territory. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... College Corner is a village located in Butler and Preble counties in Ohio. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th)  - Land 92,897 km²  - Water 1,424 km² (1. ...

When Butler County was originally divided into townships in 1803, this land was included in St. Clair Township, then later Milford Township before Oxford Township was erected in 1811. 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The first General Assembly's first appropriation for highways was for the road from Chillicothe (then the state capital) to the college township via Lebanon. In Butler County, this corresponds to the present-day State Route 73. The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. ... Chillicothe is a city located in Ross County, Ohio. ...

References

• Bert S. Barlow, W.H. Todhunter, Stephen D. Cone, Joseph J. Pater, and Frederick Schneider, eds. Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: B.F. Bowen, 1905.
• Jim Blount. The 1900's: 100 Years In the History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: Past Present Press, 2000.
• Butler County Engineer's Office. Butler County Official Transportation Map, 2003. Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio: The Office, 2003.
• A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers. Cincinnati, Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1882. [2]  (http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbutler/cyc/index.html)