John S. Horner
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John Scott Horner was a U.S. politician, secretary and acting governor of Michigan Territory, 1835–1836 and secretary of Wisconsin Territory, 1836–1837.
Horner's house in Ripon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the John Scott Horner House
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Toledo War
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The Toledo War, also known as the Michigan–Ohio War or Ohio–Michigan War, was a boundary dispute between the state of Ohio and the adjoining Michigan Territory over the Toledo Strip. Control of the Ma
John S. Horner
…petition for statehood, due to two very contentious issues: There was an acrimonious border dispute with the state of Ohio, which became known as the Toledo War. Southern slave states were reluctant to increase the number of northern free states…
Former Ohio Governor and U.S. Surveyor General Edward Tiffin, who commissioned the Harris Line survey
U.S. President Andrew Jackson, who sided with Ohio in the conflict and dismissed Mason as governor
A box labeled "Toledo, Mi" that may have been used by the Michigan Militia during the Toledo War
Site of the Battle of Phillips Corners