- Author
- Hensel, W. U.
- Date of Publication
- 1905
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In 1792 Mr. Ellicott was appointed
Surveyor General of the United
States. In 1795 he superintended the
construction of Fort Erie, now Erie,
Pa., and was also employed to lay out
the towns of Warren and Franklin. In
1796 his friend, Washington, appointed
him United States Commissioner to
determine the