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Title	James Kilbourn's Surveying Equipment
Subject	Geography and Natural Resources Compasses Surveying equipment Surveyor's compass
Place	Worthington (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio)
Description	Three photographs show surveying equipment that belonged to James Kilbourn, one of the proprietors of the Scioto Company. First is a wooden box that measures 14.5 by 7.5 by 7.5 inches (36.83 by 19.05 by 19.05 cm). It contains a brass compass magnet, which is 14 inches (35.56 cm) long. The diameter of the dial is 6 inches (15.24 cm). The second photograph shows Kilbourn's staff and scope. On the left is the wood and brass staff that held the compass. It is 54 inches (137.16 cm) long and has a 6 inch (15.24 cm) circumference at its widest point. On the right is a scope, which was used to see long distances. It is 32 inches long and approximately 2 inches (5.08 cm) in diameter. Finally, the chain is 30 feet (9.14 meters) long. James Kilbourn (1770-1850) was a leader in the Scioto Company, which consisted of forty subscribers from Connecticut and Massachusetts who settled in central Ohio. Kilbourn served in the U. S. Congress and the Ohio House of Representatives. In 1809, Kilbourn presented an unsuccessful petition to have Worthington declared the capital of Ohio. He was also a businessman, founding the Worthington Manufacturing Company, which made woolen uniforms for the army during the War of 1812 using imported merino sheep. Like many others, Kilbourn lost his fortune during the panic of 1819. He remained active as a land speculator, bank director, surveyor, and militia leader.
Date of Original	1800 circa
Collection	http://www.worthingtonmemory.org (for more information)
Source	Historical object(s) or artifact(s)
Submitting Institution	Worthington Historical Society
Type	StillImage
Format	picture; objects

Title	Om1006_999680_007
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om1006_999680_007.tif
Image Height	1176
Image Width	1252
File Size	353.005 KB

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