The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-03-11

Maryland Cumberland has been fortunate from cai
possession of several estw* of travel
s0 !qds 'G1t %PqS4 ond S pa T5 h 2 ] * @
built by his during the French and Indian War followed the general
old Path and L. Route 40 the National Road
historically and commercially of
indeed when France and Engad both claimed the vast
territory NATURALIZATION British and French armies marched
way-hey figured in international affairs
glades
ea 0 abandons Po f0T rs ~s traders d ire @
AMID AMID o Ms e SOON 9 h ant a5o s ONO valley thru dense
GIsTs The Ohio 0 organized secure the
valley Of l na G fad % 50 e af BY te omag
nize an exploring party and find the nearest
Company Wills Creek Landing NIohongeyea
Ohio Rivers noting the kind
quality "Stor Houses other Houses
carrying the Indians and settlers
On Novnb 1881 @ set out from the Company Store House at WHY'S
Creek travelling Every of old Trees and Ston The
burg On the 8h they cmped at Little Meadows remaining
and killed several Der &
EThe Bottoms the Branches but
Indian Fields"
At appears cutting his
Pennsylvania which he rode
Bea Vrns1S0f from Who% he bought
On Red Stone Creek
brownsville a) from there he continued his journey into Ohio returning
by Way Home presumably by Nemacon Path not thru
eerae good Fork NonhOnga
He days travelling from the Monongaea to W Creek
but slow"
CREsAP Col Cresap ( Ohio Company 1853
AND directed to lay out and trail from Wills Greek to the
Monongaha He employed Nemacom and other
the "NemacOln Path They removed
old Indian path making good pack
horse trail Col Washington later improved the path that his artillery and
wagons the mountains.
GEORGE WASHINGTON: The of New France Canada)
MESSENGER FRENCH Capt Ceon de B@yle
soldiers Canadians and Indians down the Allegheny and
possession placing inscribed adn
certain points Virginia also claimed the Ohio valley for herself and
continued in 1888 Governor Dnwddie
Saint Pierre, the French
French and requesting that they leave the
valley
The young major took with interpreter
WHY'S employed The left
WIS Creek November 49, travelling horseback Neaeo They
fork the YOughOgheny the 18th they arrived at G house in the
new settlement.
On December Washington delivered his message
learned all he could of the
Frn intentions and positions and with Gis returned
January travelled the Path and arrived at Wills
Creek the 9th passing the II horses loaded with stores and
as from Virginia for fort at the Forks Of the Ohio
Washington of expedition as follows:
Wills Creek after atgung Journey it is
possible conceive the
Day which it did not rain
nt and throughout the whole Journey met with nothing
continued of cold wet Weather. which oecasned
comfortable Lodgings; especially after had quilted Tent which
Screen from the Inclemency of it,
CAPTAIN TRENT Advised that the French preparing to construct
TO Ohio valley, the Virginia AS
emby the junction of the Allegheny and Mo-
nongahea where the Ohio Company had already begun the cons
trading Capt William Trent with of volunteers
February 1854 marching thence Nemacons
Path to "he Forks where his men began the construction OF Tort But
April French appeared and Ensign Ward then in
obliged surrender The French permitted the Vgans
Wills Creek They then enlarged and completed the fort naming
who placed
i Col. Joshua Fry. George Washing
Washington reached Wills
five days before Wards arrived from the
He he marched April %
artillery
Red Creek the MonOngaha to
frtv that place and wait for COL Fry with the main body
Little Meadows CO. May g. Some traders
the Ohio On the 2d the V
gnia arrived the Great Meadows Cd Here Washington learned
from friendly French neghbor
surprised them the 2S killed ten including JumOn the
and took the remainder prisoners except one who carried the
news to
Meadows
400 soldiers the fort
number about 900 attacked
Washington ueered to Capt
his permitted return to the English
build Notifications of the mountains
Nemaos PATH thei