Mount Perry, Ohio
Mount Perry is an unincorporated community in northern Madison Township, Perry County, Ohio, United States, northeast of Somerset. State Route 204 runs through the town. It is in the Northern Local School District, home of the Sheridan Generals.
Beginnings
Frederick Miner Sr., the founder of Mount Perry, is thought to have been born in 1777, the son of Western Pennsylvania pioneers Jacob and Maria Minerd. In about 1812, he and his brother Daniel left Pennsylvania and moved to southeast Ohio. In December of that year, they jointly bought land in Sego, Perry County, OH. They purchased their tracts from the U.S. Land Office at Zanesville, Muskingum County.
Frederick bought his own separate farm in mid-October 1813, agreeing to pay the price of $334.40. Daniel also bought a separate farm, near what is now the town of Mount Perry, which he sold after a few years. Frederick and Daniel only kept the jointly held farm for a few years, and on May 10, 1817, one Henry Gordon made the final payment, giving him title to the land.
Each year between 1813 and 1817, Frederick made installment payments on his own farm, occasionally doing so early and receiving a small discount. On Sept. 29, 1817, Frederick paid his final installment to the Land Office in the amount of $39.85. Three months later, on Dec. 10, 1817, his official patent (#2346) was signed by President James Monroe and Josiah Meigs, Commissioner of the General Land Office. Frederick lived on his farm for the rest of his life, nearly 60 years.[1]
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Coordinates: 39°52′43″N 82°13′12″W / 39.87861°N 82.22000°W