HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-10-28 PACKET 05.B.
TO:
Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation
FROM:
John M. Burbank, Senior Planner
DATE:
October 24, 2014
RE:
James Sullivan Norris – Land Grants
Background
Committee Member Spooner has begun a research project on the homestead site of
James Sullivan Norris, who was one of the first pioneer citizens in this area. The
name “Cottage Grove” is attributed to Sullivan’s homestead. The first written use of
the term was in 1846.
Land sales in the area began in 1848. The attached land grants to Sullivan were
drafted and signed in 1853. The drafts describe the conveyance of the land in
Sections 17 and 12, Township 26, Range 21 (Cottage Grove). The attached map
details the location of the tracks in orange.
Requested Action
Review and discuss the research project.