Little Turtle and the Wars for Ohio Before Ohio was Ohio, it had to be fought for. That sentence is true in more than one direction. The story of the
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The First Settlers: What It Actually Took to Build a TownshipThe First Settlers: What It Actually Took to Build a Township
We tend to romanticize the pioneers. In the popular imagination they arrive on the frontier fully formed, capable of everything, afraid of nothing. They fell trees, raise cabins, plant crops,
The Virginia Military District: How a Revolution Was Paid For in Ohio LandThe Virginia Military District: How a Revolution Was Paid For in Ohio Land
When the American Revolution ended in 1783, the new United States faced a problem it had no money to solve. The soldiers, officers, and veterans who had fought for American
The Greenville Treaty Line and the Opening of OhioThe Greenville Treaty Line and the Opening of Ohio
On August 3, 1795, a line was drawn across Ohio that changed everything. The Treaty of Greenville, negotiated between the United States government and a confederation of twelve Native American