11. New discoveries a short distance away lead to the platting of Como townsite and Palmyra waned. 12. Evans became involved in the Aurora real estate trade, platting ten additions to the city. 13. Their aggressive efforts to secure land to give away to legislators led to the platting of Scriptown. 14. After the fire, the United States Congress authorized the platting of a new village at Detroit. 15. It is likely that platting farms in ribbon lots arose independently in various parts of the world. 16. The railway line, which remains open for passenger traffic, separates Miles Platting from Collyhurst and Monsall. 17. The first section, from Miles Platting via Clayton Bridge and stations to opened on 13 July 1846. 18. Included in Col . Plumb's duties were overseeing the platting and incorporation of the quickly growing area. 19. Not much is known about this decree except that it allowed land to be claimed just by platting a town. 20. Along with platting and settling the town, Sullivant also built several structures out of brick and glass from Philadelphia.