Brecksville Township

Brecksville Township, when originally surveyed was known as Township 5 in Range 12 of the Connecticut New Western Reserve. Govenment was formed in 1807. What was the township contains cities of Brecksville and part of Broadview Heights. It ceased as a township in 1921. (Information from Wikipedia) 

Brecksville Township History from History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio by Crisfield Johnson, 1879.

Brecksville Township Images from History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio by Crisfield Johnson, 1879.

Brecksville Township History from A History of Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland by William R. Coates, 1924.

Brecksville Township Excerpt from Memorial to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve by Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham, Under the Auspices of The Executive Committee of the Woman’s Department of the Cleveland Centennial Commission, 1896.  Parts 1-4.  Transcribed by Betty Ralph.

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