No English establishment on the continent was of such ill omen to the French as Oswego. It not only robbed them of the fur-trade, by which they lived,
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Parkman Vol. 7, Chapter 3
The French at length perceived that the fork of the Ohio, so strangely neglected by the English, formed, together with Niagara, the keys of the Great
Christopher Gist
Gist was delighted with the country; and reported to his employers that "it is fine, rich, level land, well timbered . . ., well watered . . . and
July Fourth, 2023
Today we celebrate the United States of America. It was founded on principals. The Declaration of Independence summarized those thus:We hold these