The 76 acres for the town lands of Danville were organized into 63 equal size lots. A public square was also planned and outline as shown in the figure below.
To orient you, north is at the top of the page. Constitution Square is shown as "Public Square" with Main Street called "Broad Street". [It was to be 90 feet wide whereas the other streets were to be 60 feet wide, thus "Broad Street".] The public square was to be "20 poles 6' 3" in length [north to south] and "14 poles 10' 6" wide. [east to west] One pole equals 16'5" square. The next figure zeros in on "No 1" which begins the numbering system for the lots of Danville.
It is on the corner of "Broad Street" and "Market Street". [The present Main and Second Street.] Each of the 62 lots were to be of equal size with the dimensions shown above. They were to be "8 poles 2'6" north to south, and "10 poles 3'1/2" east to west. This would be 134ft. 6 inches by 168ft. 1/2 inch east to west. It takes a bit to get organized to the plat since the names are different then we call them today. Here you go, town lot #1 in Danville, 1784! More to come.
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