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Winfield Street Names

1 - Talk about county formation into townships.

a - three townships.

b - evolvement of other townships.

b - put up map of Winfield showing original claims

2 - Winfield town company original plan 160 acre city. late in 1869.

40 acre ne 1/4 of Manning's.

120 acre from Jackson, Wood, Andrews, Loomis and Menor.

Plan failed.

3 - Feb. 1870 County declared organized with Winfield as temporary county seat.

Manning used his 1/4 for city.

4 - Aug. 1870 Fuller bought Jackson claim.

5 - Winfield Town Assn. formed.

40 acre se 1/4 Manning.

80 acre west 1/2 Fuller

6 - Aug. 1871 plat of Winfield.

7 - street names

Menor

Manning - yes

Millington - yes

`            Loomis - yes

Fuller - yes

Andrews.

8 - Other street names.

Hackney - yes

Lowry - yes

Mansfield - yes

Platter - ?

Simpson - yes

 

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