This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SWB.2ACE/1098 Message Board Post: You are invited to attend the March 19, 2005 Washington County Genealogical Society meeting at 2:00 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church, 1855 Greene Street, Marietta (on SR 26 – about ¼ mile from Broughton’s Dairy). “The Sandusky - Muskingum Indian Trail Re-Discovered” Russell K. Tippett will speak about the trail that became a prominent Indian thoroughfare after the construction of Fort Harmar, located at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers. More than 200 Wyandotte, Delaware, Sacs, Ottawa, Chippewa, and Pottawatomie came to that fort for the Treaty of Fort Harmar in 1788. This Indian trail was a route for commerce and trade and also used for travel and hunting. Many white captives were moved to northwestern Ohio via this trail. An excellent article about the Sandusky Indian Trail appeared in the Marietta Times on March 5, 2005 Russ Tippett is looking at eco-heritage tourism and family recreation to bring people to our region. He is a vice president at Hocking College in Nelsonville, the Dean of the School of Natural Resources, and is a member of the Morgan County Ad Hoc Committee. Russ is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Athens County Historical Society, the Morgan County Historical Society, and the Multicultural Genealogical Society. Richard Walker, a native of Morgan County who now lives in Springfield, IL, found some old maps in January that had been stored away for 20 years. These maps set him on a mission to discover the location of the Sandusky -Muskingum Indian Trail. Richard is the author of “Wolf Creek and the Muskingum.” Russ Tippett claims to be the "field man" and Rich Walker the "book worm." Together with others, they are trying to discover the location of the trail through Washington County to Fort Harmar. You won’t want to miss this special multi-media presentation by Russ Tippett. This program is free and all visitors are welcomed. Millie