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History of ChiO and early Cincinnati comes alive
From the Western Monthly Magazine history recounts John Cleves Symmes contract for land between the Miami rivers, the Losantiville to Cincinnati name change, fort Washington, and early settlements. It describes raids on boats, Indian attacks, captures, and the 1790s campaigns led by Harmar and Wayne era figures, with vivid survival feats by Captain Armstrong and Ensign Hartshorn amid river warfare and frontier life.
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Western Monthly Magazine
cmaprov
John Cleves Symmes
Miami
Cincinnati
Matthias Denman
Ysrael Ludlow
Robert Patterson
major Doughty
fort Washington
Narmer
Ludlow
Losantiville
St. Glair
Columbia
Doughty
St.Clair
Llamilton
Miami rivers
Dunlap’s
Colerain
Great Miami
White’s & Ludlow’s
Mill creek
Garard’s
Roundbottom
Little Miami
Ohio
Scioto
Kenhawa
John May
Kentucky
Johnston
Jacob Skyles
Lexington
Flima
Fleming
Ghio
ceeed
Flinn
M’Curdy
Limestone
Josiah Llarmar
St. Marys river
Wiardin
Trotter
Jardin
John Armstrong
Hartshorn
Armstrong