Northwest Territory
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Northwest Territory Soundex Code T636
Wikipedia page about the Northwest Territory
The the Northwest Territory, was an organized incorporated territory of the United States. It existed from Friday, July 13, 1787, until Tuesday, March 1, 1803, when the southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Ohio. Previously, it was part of the British Province of Quebec, and a territory under British rule set aside in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 for use by Native Americans, which was assigned to the United States in the 1783 Treaty of Paris.