Ohio-Quadricentennial Plaza-Jamestown Settlement - Jamestown VA
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 13.559 W 076° 46.980
18S E 341819 N 4121431
In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, French and English traders competed and clashed in the region. In 1763, at the end of the French and Indian War, the land was ceded to the English.
Waymark Code: WM13DDE
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2020
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Ohio-Quadricentennial Plaza— Jamestown Settlement —
Capital-Columbus
In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, French and English traders competed and clashed in the region. In 1763, at the end of the French and Indian War, the land was ceded to the English. The United States acquired the area following the American Revolution. Ohio was included in the Northwest Territory, created in 1787, and became a state in 1803.
1669-Explored by LaSalle for France
1788-Permanently settled by American fur traders
1803-Admitted to the Union as the 17th state.
Admission fee? (Include URL/link in Long Description to website that gives the current fee): no
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