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Mar 28, 2009 23:57:03 GMT -5
Post by griffin on Mar 28, 2009 23:57:03 GMT -5
I just found this board and I am thrilled! I have had a passion for Ohio history for many years.
My job has me traveling through the majority of Ohio and I am fortunate to stop at the many historical locations..
I just recently tracked down the Col. Crawford memorials and I am a frequent visitor to Simon Kenton's grave in Urbana. Speaking of Kenton, I was surprised not to see any posts regarding him??
I was wondering if anyone wanted to start a thread on a possible driving tour of the historical sites?
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Apr 1, 2009 10:25:32 GMT -5
Post by Matthew S. Schweitzer on Apr 1, 2009 10:25:32 GMT -5
Welcome sir! Glad you found us. We are always eager to connect with others interested in Ohio history and the history of the Old Northwest. Yeah now that you mention it, we don't seem to have any Simon Kenton threads. Feel free to start one for us! Kenton is of course a major figure in Ohio frontier history and I got interested in him when I first saw the Tecumseh outdoor drama in Chilicothe as a kid. Then after reading Alan Eckert's Frontiersmen, I was hooked! I've been to his grave in Urbana several times and his monument is quite impressive. It is too bad that he often is overshadowed by Daniel Boone in the history books. Actually, there used to be a website for what was called the Simon Kenton Corridor that was a kind of driving tour of Kenton Sites in Ohio. I would love to see something like that improved and publicized. Here is the website but it looks like it hasn't been updated in some time: www.ctcn.net/~ccpaohio/simon%20kenton2.htmlKenton's Statue in Urbana
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