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Uncharted
The print Uncharted
depicts the relationship between Christopher Gist and the highly
respected Delaware chief Nemacolin, who in 1752 was hired by Gist
and Thomas Cresap to aid them in blazing a trail from Wills Creek
(now Cumberland, MD) to Nemacolin's village on the Monongahela near
present day Brownsville, PA. This same trail was later used and
improved by George Washington in 1754, whose campaign ended in his
defeat at Fort Necessity, and General Braddock in 1755, whose campaign
also ended in defeat.
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