Editing Canal Fulton, Ohio (section)

=== Indigenous displacement ===
The land that would become Canal Fulton was part of broader territories shared between several Native American tribes, including [[Wyandot people|Wyandot]], [[Lenape]] (Delaware), [[Shawnee]], [[Odawa|Odawa (Ottawa)]], [[Ojibwe|Ojibwe (Chippewa)]], [[Potawatomi]], [[Miami people|Miami]], [[Eel River Athapaskan peoples|Eel River]], [[Wea]], [[Kickapoo people|Kickapoo]], [[Piankeshaw|Piankishaw]], [[Munsee]], and [[Kaskaskia]].

The United States pressed these nations to cede territory to the west of the Tuscarawas in 1785 and to the east in 1805, paving the way for settlers like Rowland to claim divisions.

[[Treaty of Fort McIntosh|The Treaty of Fort McIntosh]] in 1785 claimed land west of the Ohio to the Tuscarawas from Wyandot, Delaware, Shawnee, Ottawa, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Miami, Eel River, Wea, Kickapoo, Piankishaw, and Kaskaskia Native Americans. The [[Land Ordinance of 1785]] set the precedent for the division and distribution of these lands.

With the [[Treaty of Fort Industry]] in July 4, 1805, Wyandot, Ottawa, Chippewa, Munsee, Delaware, Shawnee, and Potawatomi land east of the Tuscarawas was claimed by the United States and made open to white settlers.

With the [[Treaty of Fort Meigs|Treaty of Maumee Rapids]] in 1817 and the [[Treaty of St. Mary's (1818)|Treaty of St. Mary’s]] in 1818, all lands in Ohio were claimed by the United States.