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Settlers seeking land moved into the Northwest Territory, adding new states to the nation

Settlers seeking land moved into the Northwest Territory, adding new states to the nation

 

Settlers seeking land moved into the Northwest Territory, adding new states to the nation.

“I had gained the summit . . .” from Z.F. Smith, The History of Kentucky, 1886.

 

Courtesy Kentucky Historical Society
 
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