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The Western & Interior War: Ohio Country, Native Sovereignty, Indiana Territory & the Southern Backcountry

While Philadelphia argued liberty, the real boundaries of the new nation were being drawn in blood, were not bystanders. They were sovereign powers making calculated, desperate choices.

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10–14 days (full) or modular sub-tours · national · maps coming next

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1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004

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Theater I

Philadelphia, PA → Pittsburgh, PA → Western PA → Ohio The Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778) was signed here — the first formal U.S. treaty with a Native nation. The Delaware Nation sent delegations to Philadelphia and Congress. This is the direct Philadelphia connection missing from the

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Theater 2

George Rogers Clark, the Wabash, & the Illinois Campaign Ohio → Fort Harrod, KY → Vincennes, IN → Cahokia, IL → Fort Detroit, MI Clark's 1779 winter march through flooded Illinois country and capture of Fort Sackville at Vincennes is one of the

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Theater 3

Cherokee, NC → Vonore, TN → Elizabethton, TN → Kings Mountain, SC → Cowpens, SC → Ninety Six, SC → Horseshoe Bend, AL The Overhill Cherokee towns fought a parallel war against American settlers from 1776 onward — years before most

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Theater I

Philadelphia, PA → Pittsburgh, PA → Western PA → Ohio The Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778) was signed here — the first formal U.S. treaty with a Native nation. The Delaware Nation sent delegations to Philadelphia and Congress. This is the direct Philadelphia connection missing from the

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    National Museum of the American Indian — NYC Native sovereignty Treaty / diplomacy

    1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004 | 40.70399, -74.01369 | verified coordinates

    Framing stop: Smithsonian collection telling Indigenous stories of the Revolutionary era on Lenape homeland. Free admission.

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    Fort Necessity National Battlefield British stronghold

    National Pike, Farmington, PA 15437 | 39.81517, -79.58940 | verified coordinates

    1754 — young George Washington's defeat here ignited the French & Indian War, which set the stage for the entire interior conflict. Contextual anchor stop.

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    Bushy Run Battlefield Native sovereignty British stronghold

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    Fort Pitt Museum — Point State Park Treaty / diplomacy Delaware / Lenape

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    Fort Henry State Historic Site British stronghold

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    Schoenbrunn Village Delaware / Lenape Native sovereignty

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    Gnadenhutten Park & Museum Delaware / Lenape Native sovereignty

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    Fort Laurens Museum Treaty / diplomacy

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    Fort Ancient Earthworks & Nature Preserve Native sovereignty

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    Campus Martius Museum Treaty / diplomacy

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Theater 2

George Rogers Clark, the Wabash, & the Illinois Campaign Ohio → Fort Harrod, KY → Vincennes, IN → Cahokia, IL → Fort Detroit, MI Clark's 1779 winter march through flooded Illinois country and capture of Fort Sackville at Vincennes is one of the

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    Old Fort Harrod State Park Clark campaign

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    George Rogers Clark National Historical Park Clark campaign British stronghold

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    Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Native sovereignty

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    Fort de Chartres State Historic Site British stronghold Clark campaign

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    Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum Native sovereignty

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    Historic Fort Wayne — Detroit British stronghold

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Theater 3

Cherokee, NC → Vonore, TN → Elizabethton, TN → Kings Mountain, SC → Cowpens, SC → Ninety Six, SC → Horseshoe Bend, AL The Overhill Cherokee towns fought a parallel war against American settlers from 1776 onward — years before most

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    Museum of the Cherokee People Cherokee homeland Native sovereignty

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    Chota and Tanasi Cherokee Village Sites Cherokee homeland Treaty / diplomacy

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    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park Cherokee homeland Treaty / diplomacy

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    Kings Mountain National Military Park Cherokee homeland

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    Cowpens National Battlefield Cherokee homeland

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    Ninety Six National Historic Site Cherokee homeland British stronghold

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    Horseshoe Bend National Military Park Native sovereignty Cherokee homeland

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