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Nobody knows quite what the Middle West is, for the geographers, the sociologists and the political economists have never agreed upon a satisfactory definition of it. It is an amorphous …
Middle West; Ohio, Indiana, Ohio River and Kentucky Read More
Through the gateway at Shawneetown, down the main highway of the Ohio River, settlers converged upon the young State from many directions–from North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New …
Illinois History 19th Century 1818-1848 Read More
Among the many colorful episodes that marked the westward sweep of civilization across the American continent, one of the most dramatic and significant was the exploration and settlement of the …
The Ohio Country “Beautiful River” Read More