| Show BURIAL PLOT A Plot Held by Chief Executives Since Monroe's Monroes Time These The of land in Ohio which has been held by every president ont dent from James Monroe to President Harrison larrison is now in litigation Although Al- Al though hough the tho presidents have owned the ho land the Cleveland Plain Dealer says ays few of them ever knew they possessed pos poe the tho property During Won Won- roes oo's term Joseph H. H Larwill ono of the founders of the place and proprietors of tho town deeded ono one of the largest and most eligible lots to him as president and after him to the incumbents of the tho presidential office It was provided that hat the tho laud land was to be used for n a burying ground The Tho land was used for or this purpose for many years until It t became filled with graves As the tho village grew it became necessary to open a road through the tho land This was in the tho Persons were notified noti fled fied to remove their dead to another bones of those leaving leav leav- jug ing no relatives wore were tal taken on up and at the tho expense of the tho town The land was used as a public con mon until 1878 when the city began using it as a park From the widow of Joseph Larwill Nancy I. I Larwill who is still living and is nearly years of ago and by the deed it is learned that the title was made to James of the United States and his successors in office in trust for the tho people of Wayne county county coun coun- ty Ohio the land to bo be used as a burying ground and o bo be converted to no other use purpose or occupancy whatever J. J Larwill a nephew of Joseph II has taken possession pos poe session cession of tho land which is now quite valuable after having secured quit claim titles from the tho aged widow and other heirs claiming the county having ceased to occupy it for the purposes specially provided for Inthe in the tho deed it reverted ed back to the orIginal or owner and his heirs heirs- |
