Ohio archæological and historical quarterly (1887)
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society · Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe · leaf 405
for theseevents. In 1778 the English general, Hamilton, passed over thisroute with his army of about three hundred soldiers and Indians,and established himself at the village of Vincennes. He has lefta description of the carrying place between the waters of theMaumee and those of the Wabash. This… … floated but for the fact that, some distance below, a beaver damkept up the water. This they cut through to give a passage totheir boats, and, having taken in the lading at the landing, theypassed them all. He further says: This carrying place is freefrom obstructions but what the carelessness and…
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