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i’ a*The barge carried the oxen and Conestoga wagon with which the bearded and buckskin-clad “pioneers” made the overland crossing from Ipswich, Mass., to West Newton, beginning last December.An the vessels gilded pa«t the mouth of the Muskingum river, boatloads of soldiers in colonial costumes left the west bank of the river, where Fort Harmar once was located, and mot the pioneer group In midstreamAfter the landing, high spot of Marietta’s week-long sosqul-c.entennial celebration, thousands lined the cltv’s main streets to witness a parade of mnr« than 50 floats, eight school and fraternal order bands, and more than 5.000 marching peooloThe “pioneers” were gu°sts of the city of Marietta at a dinner.Present PageantAfter three days In Marietta, during which they will present a historical pageant, the little band will hitch up its otei* and begin a tour to 50 other Oh.O cities and the states of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota before returning to Marietta Oct. 26. All of the territory they will cover was once part of the northwest terr tury.Former Ohio Governor George White spoke before the third presentation of Marietta’s great pageant, ‘‘Wagons West/ which has a cast of 1,000.
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Sandusky Register
Sandusky, Ohio, US
Fri, Apr 08, 1938
Page 9
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