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MariettaObservesFoundingMarietta, o., April 7 gf)~While a crowd various1 v estimated at .10,000 to 75,000, lined the hanks at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers here, a hardy band of 37 modern “pioneers'’ landed their flotilla at 11:14 a. m. today to commemorate the founding of Ohio's first city, 150 years ago.Because of the stiff current, the eollegions who re-enacted the 500-mile journey of the first settlers of this pioneer northwest territory city called lt;n a government tug to help them reach shore in their unwieldy barge, a replica of tho ''Union Galley.landing Delayed HourLanding was delayed an hour while the little band striving to be historically accurate, struggled to tow their barge to the shore with three sma’l ’.oats which they built by hand while they wintered at West Newton. Pa*The barge carried the oxen and Conestoga wagon with
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Sandusky Register
Sandusky, Ohio, US
Fri, Apr 08, 1938
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