“It takes a certain kind of man to walk several hundred miles in winter over mountains and through wilderness with no roads; to know where he’s going; to repair wagons, build boats, and make his way down (and up!) rivers in different seasons; to make and acquire provisions, stay healthy, bear illness, design and construct shelters; to clear forests, plant and harvest crops; and, at long last, to establish laws, start libraries, and found universities in the middle of nowhere.”
Summary
When you visit the historic Mound Cemetery in Marietta, Ohio, the guidebook informs you that, in addition to the ancient burial mound, the cemetery “contains more Revolutionary War officers’ graves than any other graveyard in the United States.”
Resources
- Episode 14: An Evening on the Benjamin Franklin
- “Land of the Free” by Chris Flannery in the Claremont Review of Books
- The Pioneers by David McCullough
- Campus Martius Museum
- The Ohio River Museum
- This is Home: The History of the Mound Cemetery in Marietta
- History of the Ohio Company
- A Guide to Historic Marietta, Ohio
Credits
- Narrator: Chris Flannery
- Audio Producer: Derek Wood
- Music Supervisor: Blake Huxell
- Violinist: Alayne Wegner
- Musician: Sarah Goslee Reed
