Maumee Road Lands

[3] The area between the Maumee River and the 1805 boundary remained Indian Lands, and thus, the United States could not legally build a road connecting settlements in Ohio and the Michigan Territory.

This area was also in the Great Black Swamp, and would require much engineering effort and funds to cross with a road.

[4] Article II of the treaty called for the Indian Nations to cede to the United States a tract of land two miles (3 km) wide from Perrysburg, Ohio on the Maumee River to Bellevue, Ohio on the western edge of the Western Reserve so the United States could build a road 120 feet (37 m) wide to connect their disconnected lands.

In 1825 Ohio appropriated moneys to build the road, and provided for sale of granted lands to pay for it.

The section of road is about 46 miles (74 km) long, and the land granted to Ohio amounted to about 60,000 acres (240 km2) in Wood and Sandusky counties.