Muskingum River region
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The Muskingum River region is an area in present-day eastern Ohio historically significant as a homeland and strategic center for several Native American nations during the 18th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muskingum River region canonical | 2 |
| Muskingum River valley | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
18th-century frontier conflicts in the Ohio Country
ⓘ
intercultural contact between Native Americans and European colonists ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Ohio River (to the south via Muskingum confluence) ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | homeland for multiple Native American nations ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
fertile river valleys
ⓘ
navigable waterways ⓘ strategic river confluences ⓘ |
| hasPart | Muskingum River ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Native American homeland
ⓘ
strategic center for Native American nations ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Delaware people
ⓘ
Lenape ⓘ Mingo people ⓘ Shawnee Nation ⓘ
surface form:
Shawnee people
Wyandot ⓘ
surface form:
Wyandot people
|
| locatedIn |
Ohio
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
eastern Ohio ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Muskingum River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northwest Territory
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Territory (historical region)
Ohio Country ⓘ |
| presentDayJurisdiction |
United States federal territory (historical context)
ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ
surface form:
state of Ohio
|
| riverSystem | Ohio River basin ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access between Ohio River and interior of Ohio Country
ⓘ
control of travel and trade routes in eastern Ohio ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolutionary War era
post-Revolutionary frontier period ⓘ pre-Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
diplomacy
ⓘ
settlement by Native American nations ⓘ trade ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Coshocton, Ohio
this entity surface form:
Muskingum River valley