Northwest Territory Celebration letters 1937-1938 Northwest Territory Celebration letters

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Northwest Territory Celebration letters 1937-1938 Northwest Territory Celebration letters

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The Northwest Territory Celebration letters chronicle the daily experiences of a group of re-enactors who traveled from Ipswich, Massachusetts, to Marietta, Ohio, by ox-driven Conestoga wagon and self-made flatboat in 1937-1938 to mark the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Northwest Territory.

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William L. Clements Library

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William L. Clements Library

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Northwest Territory Celebration Commission (U.S.)

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Scott, Milo.

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Olson, Fred G.

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In 1934, residents of Marietta, Ohio, began discussing plans for a formal acknowledgment of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Northwest Territory, to be commemorated in 1937. The movement captured the attention of the United States government, which formally established a 14-person Northwest Territory Celebration Commission in August 1935. The commission, whose members included President Franklin D. Roosevelt, organized commemorative activities and publications. From...

Wayside Inn (Sudbury, Mass.)

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