Judge Symmes was successful in buying just less than 1 million acres. at approximately 66 cents per acre. Revolutionary war veterans moved into Ohio. seeking better lives for their families from the richness of the land. They traveled the country roads now recognized as U.S. Route 127 and S.R. 4. These pioneers began the statehood application process. and Ohio was accepted as a State in 1803. The opening of the Erie and Miami Canals in the 1820s brought greater prosperity and immigration to Fairfields promising pastures. as farm goods and people moved freely between Ohio and major markets on the east coast. In this century. Fairfield has grown and thrived. just as America has grown and thrived.
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