Changing Current – Cincinnati Museum Center Inhand

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CHANGING CURRENTS

WHERE DO YOU PLAN TO SETTLE DOWN?

Settlers are heading west every day and they've got options about where to put down stakes. Which of these regional settlements sounds the most promising to you?

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Welcome, traveler! I'm Benjamin Stites, and I've come here to Columbia with friends from New Jersey and Pennsylvania. I selected this spot, close to the mouth of the Little Miami River, with easy access to the Ohio and Little Miami rivers. We're growing fast, and land is cheap. Join us!

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Hello there! I'm Colonel Robert Patterson - I hope you'll join me and my fellow Kentuckians here in Losantiville. Our spot is along a bend in the Ohio River, just across from the mouth of the Licking River. It is perfect for receiving goods from settlements to the south and the west. Plus, with a settlement on either side of us, we're well connected. And we're building a fort!

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Greetings! I'm John Cleves Symmes, and my group of Kentucky travelers and I would welcome you as neighbors. Our hilly spot is too high to flood, and with its location on the Ohio near the mouth of the Great Miami River, we're a natural stop on the way to other towns. That will be a big asset to the businesses we'll build together!