Ohio History: Difference between revisions

===History===

Ancient burial mounds and forts throughout the region showed evidence of the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1283 Hopewell Indians]. In the 1600's, [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/time_period.php?rec=2 European explorers] found the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=584 Delaware], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=631 Shawnee], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=608 Mingo], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=646 Wyandot], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=606 Miami] and other [[Indians of Ohio| Indian tribes]] living there. At one time both [http://publications.ohiohistory.org/ohstemplate.cfm?action=detail&Page=0018408.html&StartPage=406&EndPage=415&volume=18&newtitle=Volume%2018%20Page%20406 France] and [http://publications.ohiohistory.org/ohstemplate.cfm?action=detail&Page=0001207.html&StartPage=207&EndPage=229&volume=1&notes=&newtitle=Volume%201%20Page%20207 Great Britain] both held claims to the Ohio area. After the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=772 Northwest Territory] was established, and the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1418 Treaty of Greenville] signed, thousands of settlers came to the Ohio region. Among the early settlers were Revolutionary War soldiers who had been given [http://www.genealogy.com/24_land.html bounty lands] in southeast Ohio for their military service.