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Ox-Team Driving Dilemma Hops To Marietta Trail Reenactment
The Northwest Territory Celebration Commission seeks practical advice on shoeing oxen for a December 3 trek from Ipswich Massachusetts to Marietta Ohio. Officials note most pioneer trails are now paved, so oxen must be shoeed or booted with alternatives. Ezra Meeker recalled shoeing 17 times on his journey. Letters to the Marietta commission are requested.
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Marietta
U. S. Northwest Territory
Ipswich
Maas
Northwest Territory
Commission
Se Terre
Ezra Meeker
Oregon Trail
Northwest Territory Celebration Commission
Ohio