‘Drakesburg Square’ in Freedom Township has no deed, but nobody really cares

Drakesburg Square in Freedom Township

‘Drakesburg Square’ in Freedom Township has no deed, but nobody really cares

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Much like the deed-less tract in the center of Nelson Township, another bit of no man’s land sits at the confluence of state Route 88, state Route 303, and Nichols Road in Freedom Township.

Originally called Drakesburg Square after settler Orasumus Drake, who arrived there in 1829, it was whittled down to about a third of an acre over the decades. 

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