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Tom,
As I understand it, Cresap was not involved directly. He egged on the group who committed the crime but was not there. The leaders were Tomlinson (my ancestor) and Greathouse. Logan thought he was the one who did it until his son-in-law, Gibson, the commander at Pittsburgh (I think), convinced him otherwise.
At least that was the version I was given to understand.
Techteach
PS: All these Blackfoot things you keep finding are really interesting. We should try to find dates, i.e. the date of Blackfoot Town, DE; the date of the settlements in that quote; and the date of Blackfoot Church and Cemetery.
Thanx for the reply, where I cannot find dates etc, there’ll be sources cited, many or much of the amterial posted on this topic comes from references of articles on historic records , just something re hashed., or quoted.
The dates are either in the books , or the articles / items .
I’ll keep that in mind when posting.
What I find really interesting is that the current news aper article, cited both Balckfoot and Cherokee in the same sentence.
If you go to Elkins from Harrisonburg VA, via US 33 (a pretty drive, if you don’t want to speed), you pass Seneca Rocks. I don’t put much credence in the “Legend” that explains the origin of that name, but just to spice up your Elkins thread, it may be found at the following url:
http://www.bluegraytrail.com/pendleton2.cfm
Another Seneca Rocks web site says that these are
among the most imposing examples of rock “castles” in the region, formed where the Tuscarora Sandstone has been upfolded and eroded over millions of years.
This does not mean that the Tuscarora people were in West Virginia for millions of years, nor that the state (formed in 1863) is that old. Just the rocks.
Another thing they have in Elkins, on the campus of D&E (Davis and Elkins) University, is a summer program for learning Appalachian traditions. My son took fiddle and mandolin classes at a Bluegrass camp there, last summer, but I don’t know much about it. You can also study clogging, dulcimer, and other things in the same program, maybe during different weeks. I don’t know if they also do any Indian traditions, such as crafts, but I wouldn’t be surprised.
http://www.redmen.org/redmen/rm_state.htm
The Improved Order of Red Men
State Organizations and Tribes West Virginia
Mike McComas
1759 Adams Ave
Huntington, WV 25704
West Virginia Tribes
Clarksburg Blackfoot Tribe No. 172
Huntington Mohawk Tribe No. 11
Julian Big Maple Tribe No. 123
Parkersburg Iroquois Tribe No. 93
Parkersburg Cherokee Tribe No. 94
Williamstown Mohican Tribe No. 95
Found this today on the Improved Order of Red Men
Just thought you would like to know.
http://www.bluecorncomics.com/stype431.htm
I found one of these in Dayton in the history that was written in the late 1800’s. It was the Blackfoot tribe also, in an area where you can find many with the Blackfoot ID.
Techteach
I recall “Sheree” posted something on “The Improved Order Of Redmen” on this Forum (or just an email? ) and provided a fairly concise dissection.
I haven’t… but try a ‘search’ on ‘redmen’ .
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