![]() The town is at the intersection of Route 19 and 68. He would carry a letter to the commanding officer at Fort LeBoeuf demanding the French depart from the Ohio Country because “the Lands upon the River Ohio in the Western Parts of the Colony of Virginia are so notoriously known to be the Property of the Crown of Great Britain.”īy this time in history, the French had already erected three forts to reinforce their claim to the region as part of New France: Presque Isle (Erie), LeBoeuf (Waterford) and Machault (Franklin). Chosen for the journey by Virginia’s governor, Robert Dinwiddie, Washington’s assignment was to demand the French end their occupation of the region. Twenty-one-year old George Washington was chosen to undertake a dangerous expedition into the wilderness where the only villages were Indian, the roads were merely paths, the weather was unpredictable, and winter was just days away. ![]() In 1753, the English, French and Native Americans laid claim to the Ohio Country (present-day Western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio), all of which was wilderness and had been Native American territory. ![]() Two brochures are available to guide you along the trail - an audio tour, and one by Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau packed with history and fascinating facts (see below). ![]()
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