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Book

Road to Wapatomica : a modern search for the Old Northwest

Call Number

  • H 977 H9452 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Columbus, Ohio : Culloden Books, [2021]

Physical Description

x, 438 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Summary

"Looking for history on our streets and street corners, in our parks and even in our backyards, Bob Hunter sets out on a journey across the Midwest in search of memorable moments from the days of the Old Northwest. Forts, trails, trading posts, Native American villages, battlefields, gravesites and landmarks, both remembered and forgotten, are all on his radar, as are places where acts of heroism, murder, butchery and massacre took place. He tackles the job with humor, curiosity and skepticism, tries to separate legend from fact, and introduces readers to the people he encounters along the way."--Amazon.

Contents

  • Indian trails
  • I. Across the Ohio. Marietta ; Big Bottom ; Gallipolis ; Point Pleasant ; Yellow Creek ; Mingo Junction ; Martins Ferry ; Fort Laurens ; Coshocton ; Gnadenhutten
  • II. Shawnee territory. Old Chillicothe ; Hanging Rock ; Logan Elm-Camp Charlotte ; Chillicothe ; Three Islands ; Franklinton ; Leatherlips ; Wapatomica
  • III. Soldiers and settlers. Pickawillany ; Loramie's Post ; Columbia ; North Bend ; Fort Washington ; Fort Hamilton ; Fort Jefferson ; Fort St. Clair ; Fort Recovery ; Fort Greeneville
  • IV. Contested ground. Fort St. Joseph ; Fort Detroit ; Fort Sandusky ; Crawford-Battle Island ; Fallen Timbers-Fort Miamis ; Fort Defiance ; Kekionga-Fort Wayne
  • V. Lakes and straits. Sault Ste. Marie ; Point Iroquois ; St. Ignace ; Fort Michilimackinac ; L'Arbre Croche ; Mackinac Island
  • VI. French Indiana-Illinois. Starved Rock ; Peoria ; Kaskaskia ; Cahokia ; Fort de Chartres ; Vincennes ; Fort Massac ; Fox Fort ; Fort Ouiatenon ; Lochry's Defeat
  • VII. Furs and portages. La Pointe ; Grand Portage ; Red Banks-Marinette ; Green Bay ; Fox-Wisconsin Portage ; Prairie du Chien ; Chicago Portage.

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