This Old Federal Land Office

[Left Historical Marker]:

This Land Office was established by Congress

on May 10, 1800.

President John Adams appointed David Hoge

as Land and Title Registrar, which position

he held for forty years.

In 1801 Mr. Hoge bought the lot on North Third

Street from Bezaleel Wells, founder ...

Federal Land Office

Federal Land Office. This log building was constructed in 1801 by David Hoge on the west side of Third Street. It served as his home and was the first Federal land office in that part of the Northwest Territory known ...

Federal Land Office

Public lands from the New Purchase of 1818 were sold from Ambrose Whitlock's cabin located on this site.

Whitlock, who platted Crawfordsville in 1823, was receiver for the Federal Land Office until 1829.

Williamson Dunn was register for the office ...