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George Washington Western Pioneer Before the Virginia Era
The article traces Washington’s Western experiences from boyhood surveys in the Shenandoah Valley to frontier campaigns in the Ohio country. It highlights Fort Necessity, Braddock’s ambush, Forbes expedition, land grants, and his enduring focus on western routes and settlements. Washington’s western lands, ventures, and the Potomac company are noted, culmin ating in his vast land holdings and enduring influence on westward development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
John GC. Fitzpatrick
George Washington
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Virginia
Washington
West
Lord Fairfax
George W. Walrfng
Shenandoah Valley
Blue Ridge
Ohio Company
Ohio River
North America
Canada
Marquis Duquesne
Ohio Country
Presque Isle
Erie
le Boeuf
Waterford
Venango
French Creek
Allegheny
Dinwiddle
Christopher Gist
Oho Company
Dinwiddie
The
Ohlo
All Journal
Trest
Bullddog
Fort Cumberland
Fort Loudoun
Winchester
Williamdsburg
Alexandra
Mount Vernon
Lorger
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
John Forbes
Fort Dugueens
Fauquier
Fort Duguesne
Janary
Onatls
Peter Reysald
Ohio
Fort Pitt
Fort Duquesne
George Croghan
Six Nations
Doctor Crark
Phyeletan
Kanawha River
William Crawford
Samuel
John Crawford
Maryland Journal
Baltimore Advertiser
Kanawha
Oho
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Louisville
Potomac Company
James
Potomac
District of Columbia
Great
Rough Creek
Little Miami River
Mohawk River
Inari
Great Meadows
Fort Necessity
Uning