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The Pioneer Sketches of Jacob Parkhurst

April 1, 2020March 31, 2020 by Thumbwind Production Staff

Jacob Parkhurst was born in 1771. During his youth, his family lived in West Virginia he and traveled extensively into the Northwest Territory in the Ohio River Valley. This is his adventures told in his own words.

Shore Indian Trail – Hull’s Trace

January 30, 2020December 3, 2018 by Mike Hardy

The Shore Indian trail was one of the five major routes of land travel leading out of Detroit and one best known to the early settlers. The trail begins from the rapids of the Maumee River to Toledo.