Why upper peninsula not part of wisconsin

At the time Ohio had already been admitted into the union while Michigan was still a territory. The dispute during the Toledo War also known as the Ohio-Michigan War began with different interpretations of the geographic boundaries and features between the State of Ohio and the Michigan Territory.

Both governments were claiming sovereignty over a square mile region, which became known as the Toledo Strip. Until the year , the Michigan Territory had ownership over the eastern section of the Upper Peninsula the yellow region in the graphic above.

A sheriff was stabbed, so we're going to count it as a war. In the 18th century, cartography wasn't an exact science and statelines weren't something you could look up on Google maps.

In , the U. A straight line drawn with the US government's description would have cut off almost all of Ohio's access to Lake Eerie, which would have cost Ohio a lot of trade revenue. To avoid this, Ohio changed the description of the border itself so that it ran from Lake Michigan to Maumee Bay.

So far so good, until Michigan applied for statehood in and drew the border between itself and Ohio using an accurate map and the original description of the border. This created a tract of land called the "Toledo Strip," 5 to 8 miles wide.

To try and make Michigan give the land back, Ohio governor Robert Lucas pulled some favors in congress to deny Michigan's statehood. In , the U. Congress used the Mitchell Map, which was an inaccurate depiction. When Michigan applied for statehood in , officials drew a border between Michigan and Ohio using the original description of the border.

Masons sent out 1, soldiers to the strip, while Lucas sent Some music for this commentary came Podington Bear. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this project do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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