Thursday, 25 February 2010

Opening the door West


This page (recommended by Thomsomfeld) is interesting. It tells the tale of an Ohio PBS documentary on the settling of the Northwest Territory in the late 18th century. Some fine 3d images of reconstructed forts are on the site including the unusual Campus Martius which was made of component dwellings creating what they call a condominium fort.

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