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	Lucius Lyon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lucius Lyon (February 26, 1800–September 24, 1851) was a U.S. statesman from the state of Michigan.
		On March 28, 1836, Lyon was a witness to the Treaty of Washington of 1836, in which the Ottawa and Chippewa nations of Indians ceded much of the land in the northern portion of the lower peninusla.
		Lyon died in Detroit and is interred in Elmwood Cemetery in that city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lucius_Lyon (750 words)

	Lucius Lyon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lucius Lyon (February 26, 1800 – September 24, 1851) was a U.S. statesman fromthe state of Michigan.
		On March 28, 1836, Lyon was a witness tothe Treaty of Washington of 1836, in which the Ottawa and Chippewa nations of Indians ceded much of the landin the northern portion of the lowerpeninusla.
		South Lyon, Michigan, Lyon Township, OaklandCounty, Michigan, Lyon Township, Roscommon County, Michigan, and Lyons Township, Michigan are all named after Lucius Lyon.Notably, in 1836, Lucius Lyon purchased much of the property in a small village in Ionia County, Michigan and renamed it Lyons, Michigan.
	www.therfcc.org /lucius-lyon-262906.html (710 words)

	Lucius Lyon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lyon was also a major financial backer of Hiram Moore, an inventor and a founder of the village of (Click link for more info and facts about Climax, Michigan) Climax, Michigan.
		Lyon died in (The largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor) Detroit and is interred in Elmwood Cemetery in that city.
		Notably, in 1836, Lucius Lyon purchased much of the property in a small village in (Click link for more info and facts about Ionia County, Michigan) Ionia County, Michigan and renamed it (Click link for more info and facts about Lyons, Michigan) Lyons, Michigan.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/L/Lu/Lucius_Lyon.htm (814 words)

	Lucius Lyon - Definition up Erdmond.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In November 1835, Lyon was elected as U.S._Senator, however Michigan's delegation to Congress is seated as "spectators" pending Michigan's admission as a state.
		On March_28, 1836, Lyon was a witness to the Treaty of Washington of 1836, in which the Ottawa and Chippewa nations of Indians ceded much of the land in the northern portion of the lower peninusla.
		Lyon was also a major financial backer of Hiram_Moore, an inventor and a founder of the the village of Climax,_Michigan.
	www.erdmond.com /Lucius_Lyon.html (661 words)

	Lucius Lyon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lucius Lyon (February 26 1800 – September 24 1851) was a U.S. statesman from the state of Michigan.
		On March 28 1836 Lyon was a witness to the of Washington of 1836 in which the Ottawa and Chippewa nations of Indians ceded much of land in the northern portion of the lower peninusla.
		The book describes Lucius Lyons efforts in surveying the land, acting as liaison between the local native americans and settlers, and serving as Michigan's representativ...
	www.freeglossary.com /Lucius_Lyon (939 words)

	Lucius Lyon Papers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lucius Lyon was born near Burlington, Vt., trained as a civil engineer, and in 1821 went to Michigan to survey public lands.
		Public correspondence of Lucius Lyon, United States representative and senator from Michigan, surveyor general for Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.
		In this collection of more than 8,000 letters, Lyon's correspondents are mainly residents of Michigan, Wisconsin, northern Illionois, and Indiana, and certain easterners interested in land speculation, settlement, and Michigan politics.
	www.clements.umich.edu /Webguides/Arlenes/L/Lyon.html (264 words)

	Grand Rapids or Kent? (Etten 1926)
		Lyon called his half, "Kent," and later, joining with Dexter, Ransom, Sheldon, Daniels, Bostwick and other holders of land north, east and south of the Campau plat, had a "Village of Kent" plat recorded at Kalamazoo February 8, 1836.
		Lyon and his associates were influential enough to have the postoffice name changed from "Grand Rapids" to "Kent," on September 1, 1836, when Darius Winsor was appointed postmaster to succeed Leonard Slater, who had lived on the west side.
		Bond avenue never has been cut through from Lyon to Pearl, although several attempts have been made to condemn property for that purpose; and when Ottawa avenue eventually was connected with Justice street in 1863, and Ionia avenue with Greenwich street, there was a jog in each of the through avenues.
	www.rootsweb.com /~mikent/etten1926/gr-kent.html (913 words)

	History Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lyon was to operate Hill's Academy sums up the philosophy of the Trustees (SLR 31/404).
		Lyon was to receive all the proceeds, rents and income to the corporation while the Trustees agreed to put blinds on the inside of the structure and "flag" the walk.
		This proved profit was not a motive in forming this school In addition, Lyon must only charge $4.00 per quarter for education in a "good Classics Department and the same for the study of English.
	www.essexhistory.org /higher%20educ.htm (797 words)

	Carrie Jane Hinshaw
		Lyons, Ora, daughter, age 12 [unclear], born in Kansas; father born in Illinois; mother born in Iowa.
		Lyon, Carrie J., wife, age 56, born in Iowa; father born in Tennessee; mother born in Pennsylvania; first married at age 18.
		Lyon, Ilah, daughter, age 14, born in Kansas; father born in Illinois; mother born in Iowa.
	www.rawbw.com /~hinshaw/cgi-bin/id?205 (600 words)

	Articles For Local Historians provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society
		Lucius Lyon completed the interior survey for the township on April 8, 1833.
		At the time Lucius Lyon surveyed this township, these routes probably served as wagon roads along which teamsters hauled lead, smelted in the township's furnaces, to Galena for transportation down the Mississippi River.
		Lucius Lyon initiated Wisconsin's rectangular survey in 1832 with his work on townships in today's Grant and Lafayette Counties.
	www.wisconsinhistory.org /localhistory/articles/plat_maps.asp (2799 words)

	Marketing the Finkle & Lyon Sewing Machine
		In spite of the criticism Lucius Lyon levels at his competition, it's apparent from his own publications that he engaged in many of the same tactics.
		Lyon's advertising budget included offices in New York City, but I can't say how extravagant they were.
		Lyon remarks, "Of course, the value of the agency will become more apparent when we disclose the cost of Machines at Factory, which is always done in the negotiations."
	www.ismacs.net /fl/lyonmrkt.html (1509 words)

	Lyon -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Lyon reached its peak of classical development in the 2nd century AD, during which time Christianity was introduced.
		Originally made by Italian potters, 16th-century Lyon faience remained close to its Italian prototype, the so-called istoriato Urbino maiolica, the subjects of which are either historical, mythological, or biblical.
		A Canadian journalist and political reformer, William Lyon Mackenzie led an unsuccessful rebellion against the Canadian government in 1837.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9049532 (615 words)

	Ionia County Historical Society
		Lyons - Within months of the Dexter party's arrival in Ionia, a party of 20 settled where the Maple River meets the Grand.
		In 1836, Lucius Lyon platted a village on the spot, and established the first post office with his son Truman as the first postmaster.
		Lyon never lived in the town that bears his name, but was instrumental in the planning and early development of Grand Rapids.
	www.ioniahistory.org /pages/communities.html (719 words)

	Chapter XXXVII: Salt Wells and Works
		Lucius Lyon had such faith that he was willing to risk some capital in salt.
		Lyon but to the men who drilled the well, as they had taken a portion of the risk of its cost, to the extent of asking nothing for their labor if unsuccessful.
		The Lyon well was 661 feet deep, about 40 feet below the sea level; at 76 feet was a flow of fresh water; at 99 feet indications of salt, and a large flow at 264; at 445 strong salt water.
	www.rootsweb.com /~mikent/baxter1891/37salt.html (1859 words)

	Lucius Lyon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lucius Lyon (de febrero el 26, 1800-September 24, 1851) era un estadista de ESTADOS UNIDOS del estado de Michigan.
		Lyon, Michigan, el township de Lyon, el condado de Oakland, Michigan, el township de Lyon, el condado de Roscommon, Michigan, y el township del sur de Lyons, Michigan todo se nombran después de Lucius Lyon.
		Lyon también es recordada en Rapids magnífico para que el procurar comercialice depósitos de la sal en la ciudad agujereando un agujero y extrayendo la sal del agua de la salmuera abajo.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/lu/Lucius%20Lyon.htm (876 words)

	T. 8 S., R. 21 W. / Lyon, Lucius, 1800-1851 / 1829
		All historical cartographic items are from the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, http://www.davidrumsey.com/, a large collection of online historical maps.
		Lucius Lyon signed and dated one of the maps in 1829.
		The maps and sheet notes are sewn together with original sheep skin covers and rolled into a surveyor's copper canister.
	www.davidrumsey.com /maps890108-24421.html (422 words)

	Paul Strauss - US Shadow Senator DC: History of Shadow Senators (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Michigan's quest for statehood was delayed pending the settlement of boundary disputes with Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and by the opposition of Southern senators reluctant to admit another non-slave state.
		In the interim between Lyon's election in 1835 and his admission to the Senate in 1837, he served as an advocate of Michigan statehood.
		Historical records indicate that on January 26, 1936, the U.S. Senate received and considered a letter from "the honorable Lucius Lyon, on of the Senators-elect from Michigan, enclosing a memorial from the Legislature of that State on the subject of her admission into the Union."
	senatordc.wdcnet.net /history.html (1130 words)

	Lyons, Michigan 48851 - InfoMI.com
		Lyons is a quiet, picturesque, small community in eastern Ionia County.
		It is located on the Grand River a few miles away from the mouth of the Maple River and the adjacent community of Muir.
		In 1836, Lucius Lyon purchased most of the property there and renamed it Lyons.
	www.infomi.com /city/lyons (199 words)

	Lucius Lyon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lyon was also a major financial backer of, an inventor and a founder of the village of Climax, Michigan.
		Lucius Lyon: An Eminently Useful Citizen by Kit Lane; Publisher: Pavilion; Published Date: 10/01/1991; ISBN 1877703214
		This page was last modified 17:51, 1 May 2005.
	www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Lucius_Lyon (803 words)

	Township Section Guide
		His efforts in 1831 were to establish a beginning point or place by which all property in the state of Wisconsin is referenced to and measured from.
		Lyon established a east west Base Line which is used to measure property distance north and south.
		All Richland County property legal descriptions are based on the Base Line and 4th Principle Meridian as established by Lucius Lyon in 1831.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~djnsl/SectionGuide.html (472 words)

	Kalamazoo Living History Show - Official Web Site - We Bring History Alive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lyon observed that was one of the reasons it failed.
		In 1844, Lyon, then in Washington, wrote to his partner, Hiram Moore, and reported on harvester patents, which had been issued to various inventors, including Mr.
		Lyon said that Moore "had been anticipated in some of his improvements." The bitter legal fight over patent claims ensued.
	www.kalamazooshow.com /2002/Articles_html/KLHS_Articles_Grain_Harvester_page.html (1296 words)

	NMAH \| Surveying & Geodesy \| Surveyor's Compass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This compass, which was designed to measure horizontal and vertical angles on hilly ground or in mines, resembles the one that the American surveyor, Lucius Lyon, described in 1828.
		He began trading as James Reed and Co. in 1850, and in 1852 advertised as "Manufacturers of theodolites, surveyors compasses, leveling and grading instruments, andc.
		Lucius Lyon, "Observations on Surveying Instruments, and the means of remedying their imperfections," American Journal of Science 14 (1828): 268-275.
	americanhistory.si.edu /surveying/object.cfm?recordnumber=762093 (173 words)

	Athena Review I,4: Romans on the Rhône: Lyon
		Lugdunum (Lyon) was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus, a Gallic War general made governor of the province by Caesar.
		Nearby is a small 3rd century cippus from the Baths of Apollo, reading "Dedicated to Blandinia Martiola aged 16 years, 9 months by her husband Pompeius Catussa, a stucco artisan, under the ascia" (a mason's trowel or adze), one of numerous examples of such dedications from Lugdunum.
		It is believed that this mosaic depicts Lyon's circus, as a dedicatory plaque for it was found near the aqueduct, which would have been necessary to fill the ponds.
	www.athenapub.com /rhone6.htm (2382 words)

	Spencer D. Lyon Diary
		Spencer D. Lyon, was the son of Spencer Lyon and Betsy (Ricker) Lyon, early settlers in the town of New Hudson.
		Lyon was a man of few words but of the strictist integrity and honor in all things"
		Otis Spencer Lyon, called "Pent", was the son of Walter Spencer Lyon and newphew to Spencer D. Return
	www.rootsweb.com /~nyallega/sdlyondiary.html (1439 words)

	NEWARK TOWNSHIP - 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		At the Rock River, Lyon made an astronomical observation and determined the line was to far North and adjusted for this error on the East side of the Rock River and continued East.
		In previous U.S. Public Monument Records, I questioned rather Lyon or his brother-in-law Harrison resurveyed the state line that is south of the random line, which is West of Rock River.
		Lyon left a letter on the northeast corner post of the town, telling us of the progress of his work and the progress of the Indian war.” Due to weather conditions contracts were not necessary strictly adhered to.
	www.co.rock.wi.us /departments/Surveyor/Newark.htm (5507 words)

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