Mosopelea
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The Mosopelea or Ofo were a Native American people who historically lived near the upper Ohio River. In reaction to Iroquois Confederacy invasions to take control of hunting grounds in the late 17th c
The wilderness trail; or, The ventures and adventures of the Pennsylvania traders on the Allegheny path, with some new annals of the Old West, and the records of some strong men and some bad ones
Clinch River
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The Clinch River is a river that flows southwest for more than 300 miles through the Great Appalachian Valley in the U.S. states of Virginia and Tennessee, gathering various tributaries, including the
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…the Ohio River. Shortened in the Shawnee language, the name evolved to "Pelisipi" or "Pellissippi" and was also later applied to what is now called the Clinch River in Virginia and Tennessee.) Franquelin noted the villages on the map as "destroyed". La Salle recorded that the Mosopelea were among the tribes conquered…
The Clinch River at Speers Ferry in Scott County, Virginia