Refugee Tract

The Refugee Tract is an area of land in Ohio, United States granted to people from British Canada who left home prior to July 4, 1776, stayed in the US until November 25, 1783 continuously, and aided the revolutionary cause.

[1] The Refugee Tract of 103,527 acres (418.96 km2) is located in parts of Franklin, Fairfield, Licking and Perry County, Ohio.

It extends for 42 miles (68 km) eastward from the Scioto River along the south line of the United States Military District.

For their co-operation with the colonists, in their struggle for independence, the government of the United States caused this strip of land to be granted to them.

In 1798, Congress published advertisements in newspapers inviting those with claims to file an account within two years.