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Georgetown in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Down The Ohio

In 1803

— September 4th —

 
 
Down The Ohio Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel
1. Down The Ohio Marker
Inscription.
As Lewis wrote in his journal, "The Perogue was loaded as his (has) been my practice since I left Pittsburgh....an hour after we had got under way....found she had sprung a leek and had nearly filled; as her load consisting of articles of hard-ware intended as presents to the Indians got wet…"

Got stuck again "on a bar below Georgetown and with the assistance of some of the neighboring people got overe it with much difficulty; at Georgetown purchased a canoe compleat with two paddles and two poles for which I gave 11$, found that my new purchase 'leaked so much that she was unsafe woithout some repairs."
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ExplorationNative AmericansWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lewis & Clark Expedition series list.
 
Location. 40° 38.537′ N, 80° 29.975′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. Marker is at the intersection of 1st Street and Market Street, on the right when traveling west on 1st Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 1st St, Rochester PA 15074, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Georgetown (here, next to this marker); Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (about 500 feet
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away, measured in a direct line); Georgetown Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); The Penna - Virginia Boundary (approx. ¼ mile away); Smiths Ferry (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Sandy and Beaver Canal (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Point of Beginning (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Down The Ohio (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.
 
Down The Ohio Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel
2. Down The Ohio Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 274 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on August 19, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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