The House of General Rufus Putnam, Marietta
The House of General Rufus Putnam, Marietta
THE MAN WHO LED THE FIRST PERMANENT SETTLERS TO OHIO In 1775 General Washington decided that he must fortify Dorchester Heights, Boston, if…
The House of General Rufus Putnam, Marietta: Congress
In recognition of services like this, Colonel Putnam was made a brigadier general. A reward even greater was his; he won the lasting…
The House of General Rufus Putnam, Marietta: January
Putnam did not lose heart. His next step, taken in January, 1786, was to call a meeting of officers and soldiers and others to form an Ohio…
The House of General Rufus Putnam, Marietta: Marie
Here the pioneers laid out the town of Marietta among the famous Indian mounds, naming it in honor of Marie Antoinette of France. The…
The House of General Rufus Putnam, Marietta: Indians
When Moses was about seven years old his father, Colonel Shepherd, removed his large family to his plantation between Big Wheeling and…
The House of General Rufus Putnam, Marietta: McColloch
She was there when Molly Scott made her sally from the fort in search of shot, and she saw the heroine bring it in in her apron. She…
The House of General Rufus Putnam, Marietta: Cruger
Colonel Shepherd died in 1832. In 1833 Mrs. Shepherd married General Daniel Cruger, a New York Con- ALL THE WAY BACK TO NEW ENGLAND 385…