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northwest of Greensburg was the vii
lage of HannaStown, settled about 177(
and destroyed by the Indians in July
1882. In Hannastown was held the frs
court west of the AlleghenieS.
Pittsburgh, about 180 miles from Get
tysburg, at the junction of the Allie
gheny and Monongahela Rivers, is the
center of one of the largest manufac'
turing districts for steel and iron II
the world. 1t. is built on the site OF
Fort Duquesne, French trading post
erected in 1854, and named for the
Governor of New France. The French
fired the fort at the approach of Forbes
army In 1853. Gen. Forbes took what
remained and erected Fort Pitt, tr
honor of Britain's prime minister, Will
liam Pitt. a the campaign against
Fort Duquesne y. 1'@rbeS was SO Ill
that he was carr. = :; litter from
Bedford. In reporting MS success he
dated his letter "PittS-bourgh," hence
the present name of the city. On the
courthouse at Pittsburgh is bronze
tablet marking the engagement of Maj
Grant, in 1853, with the French gar
rison at the fort, in which he was
defeated. When Fort Pitt was besieged
by the Indians in 1853, Col. Boquet
came to its relief and defeated the enc
~
blockhouse within the forts outer walls
which still stands, perhaps the only
structure of colonial times in Pitts
burgh. 1t Is cared for by the Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution. In
1772 Fort Pitt was evacuated by the
British. During the Revolutionary War
q was garrisoned by continental troops.
Passes Into West Virginia.
Route 80 crosses Point Bridge, a free
bridge over the Monongahela River;
stretches to the West Virginia State
line, crosses the narrow four-mile strip
of the State over concrete road and
the Ohio River on toll bridge near
Chester, w. Va. It continues as a
paved road for the 251 miles across
Ohio. In this State it passes through
East Liverpool, an important porce-
lain manufacturing center; continues
through Lisbon, the birthplace of Mark
A. Hanna, United States Senator;
through Canton, the home and burial
place of President Mckinley, and
through Massillon, where Coxey, just
"a years ago, started with his ragged
army of unemployed on the march to
The highway continues through Mans
field, the home of John Sherman;
through Marion, about 200 miles from
Pittsburgh, located in a rich farming
district, the home and burial place of
the late President Harding, and through
Kenton, named in honor of Simon
Kenton, famous scout and Indian
fighter. In Kenton Is the highest point
of the dividing ridge. or the water
parting. about 1000 feet above sea level,
from which the waters on the north
flow into Lake Erie and on the south
into the Gulf Of Mexico. The road
wends westward through Lima and
through the rich agricultural region Of
Van Vert to the Indiana State line.
For the 173 miles across Indiana
Route 80 continues as paved road and
passes through Fort Wayne, about lib
miles from Marion, Ohio, and about 800
miles from Pittsburgh, q railroad CEN
ter of the Middle West, built on the
site Of the principal village of the
Miami Indians and near the old French
Fort Miami. The village was an i'm
portant fur-trading depot until 1890.
In 1894 Gen. Anthony Wayne built a
fort on the ground of the present Old
Fort Park. The road passes through
Columbia City, through Warsaw, lo-
Gated in q picturesque lake region:
through the rich farming district Of
Valparaiso to the Illinois State line.
Before reaching the State line, between
Dyer and Schererville, the one and
cne-half-mile stretch is termed the
ideal section Of highway.
Highway 100 Feet in Width.
It is built on a right of way 100 feet
wide and Is designed to take care of
$4,000 passenger cars per 24-hour day,
travelling at 35 miles per hour, and
5000 motor trucks at an average speed
OF 10 miles. The width Of pavement
IS 40 feet. accommodating four lanes
OF travel Drainage consists of sub
merged drain tile and catch basins.
The pavement is Of concrete, 10 inches
thick. reinforced with steel. The high
way Is lighted and advertising signs
are prohibited. A pedestrian footpath
is provided.
From the Illinois State line Route 80
Is paved road for the 174 miles across
the State. It passes Chicago by run
ming through suburb, Chicago Heights,
about 158 miles from Fort Wayne and
about 80 miles south of Chicago. AT
Joliet, named for the French Canadian
explorer OF the Mississippi River, Is the
new Illinois State Penitentiary. The
highway continues through Aurora,
Geneva, to Rochelle, with its canning
factories; through Dixon, laid out by
John Dixon, the first white settler OF
Lee County. and through Morrison to
Fulton, on the Mississippi River.
AT Fulton the United States highway
crosses the Mississippi over a toll bridge
into Lyons, Iowa. 1t passes through
Clinton, about 153 miles from Chicago
Heights, and through rich agricultural
section to- Cedar Rapids, on the Cedar
River, about 80 miles from Clinton
Cedar Rapids is noted for its wide
streets. Its waterpower Is furnished by
the rapids in the river. After passing
through Belle Plaine, a rich dairyine
district, and through Marshalltown
named for Chief Justice Marshall, and
a grain shipping point, it continues on
to Council Bluffs, a great agricultural
and railway center, on the Missouri
River, about 288 miles from Cedar
Rapids.
Council Bluffs Figures in History.
Council Bluffs is situated at the foot
Of high bluffs. On or near the site OF
the city, in 1904, Lewis and Clark held
q council with the Indians, hence its
name. In 1888 the Federal Government
made this city the headquarters of the
Pottawattamie Indians removed from
Missouri. They remained until 1846
when the Mormons established a settle
ment which they called GAINESVILLE, .
which they five years later abandoned
for Salt Lake City. Council Bluffs was
an important outfitting point for Cali
fornia gold seekers, the goods being
brought by boat from st. Louis.
Route 80 crosses the Missouri over
the Douglas Street Bridge, toll bridge
into Omaha, great grain and corr
market and also an important meat
packing center. Omaha was first set
lied in 1854, following the opening Of
Nebraska Territory under the Kansas
Nebraska bill of 1854, and was called
"Omaha" from tha Omaha Indians, q
tribe of the Dakotas. It was the n1ost
northerly Quitting place for overland
wagon trains to the far West; The first