Many folks think The Battle of the Little Bighorn was the worst defeat inflicted by the Indians on US troops. It wasn’t, not even close. In 1791 General St Clair led 1000 men into northwest Ohio. His army was crushed by 1000 Miami, Shawnee and a few members of other eastern tribes. Known as St. Clair’s defeat, with around 900 casualties, over 600 dead, it was an absolute catastrophe. With native forces suffering only around 60 casualties, it was an astonishing victory. But, like the Little Bighorn, it ultimately led to defeat. In another parallel, the final blow came 20years after each respective engagement. Like wounded knee and the Sioux, Tecumseh’s death at the Battle of the Thames, ended Ohio Indians struggle for their country. I live well south of present day Ft. Recovery where the battle took place, in the heart of Tecumseh country.

Georgia, the first US gold rush.

Funny you should mention Jesse James in our Cave talks...

"Jessie James — After a botched robbery attempt he hid out in Tennessee. In 1879 he decided to head for Independence, MO to assemble a new gang. On his way through, he signed* his name in the Mark Twain Cave which is dated September 22, 1879, sixteen days before he robbed a train in Independence with his new crew, and only three years before his death."

Most Missouri Caves are located south of interstate 70. Bunch in my area

Cable, wire rope, was invented in the small town where I went to school.
There is now a small park, with a model of the Brooklyn Bridge.

My cable company, Service Electric, invented cable.

Back in the 1940's John Walson and his wife owned an electric appliance store in Mahanoy City in PA.. In 1947, the Walsons began selling television sets at their appliance store. It was impossible to receive the three Philadelphia network stations in Mahanoy City because the town is surrounded by mountains. An antenna was built on a nearby mountain and eventually a cable was run to his store. Along the way, several families were connected to his community antenna system. Three television sets were displayed in the window of the store. Many people congregated in front of the store to view either channel 3, 6, or 10 from Philadelphia. As a result, a new industry was started in America.

It has snowed on every single calendar day of the year in West Yellowstone, MT since records were kept.

I've been there for several in July and even once in August.

Pete

Pcr2 there's to many interesting things about Montana one of my favorites is that I used to travel on the Bozeman Trail to go check beaver traps . Many of the streams I trapped them in where the same streams trapped by the Mountain men .
The first fur trading fort after the Lewis and Clark Expedition was at the junction of the Big Horn and Yellowstone rivers.

WOW,this turned out really interesting to say the least.

Ian Woodcock"50yrs a hunter-trapper"travelled my backyard.

my property sits at the meeting of the 2 rivers in the area and was a meeting place for indians and white men alike.small cornfield by my house still has the black circle when its plowed said to be where they met and bargained in spring.

Arkansas -

Fish record weights

Trout - Cutthroat 9 .9, Brook 5, Rainbow 19.1, German Brown 40.4 *, * World record on 4 lb. test line

Salt Water Strippers - Hybrid Cross 27.5, Stripper 64.8

Catfish - Flathead 80, Blue 116.12, Paddlefish 105

Tiger Muskie 23.12

Walleye 22.11 * * World record on 8 lb. test line

White River below Bull Shoals Dam averages 52 degrees for 80 miles. Lake water and river water crystal clear because of limestone

Most beautiful hillbilly women any where in the U. S.

Most handsome trappers any where in the U. S. Just look at Jim Spencer.........

TrapperKent

The U.P. of Michigan -

There are 8.8 million acres of forest in the Upper Peninsula, out of a total of 10.5 million, making 84% of the Upper Peninsula covered by forest.

The least snowfall in the Keweenaw in one year was 81 inches, which fell in the winter of 1930-1931.

The most snowfall in the Keweenaw in one year was 356 inches, which fell in the winter of 1978-1979.

Those rivers have had enough of you and are trying to get out of PA.

w

NM has the oldest and highest (elevation) capital in the nation. Santa Fe was also founded 10 years before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.
75% of roads are unpaved. Sidenote.....they are smoother than paved roads
Taos Pueblo has been inhabited for over 1000 years.
Wine making in the US started in NM by a Franciscan Monk in the 1600's.

The City of Rhinelander, Wisconsin was founded in 1882 as a logging hub. It was named as a tribute to F.W. Rhinelander, president of a large railroad company that agreed to place a rail spur into the area giving the community another source of transportation to larger cities. F.W. Rhinelander never visited the city named in his honor!

Chris

anyone ever had a Tombstone pizza?

Are you talking about Saxonburg, PA?

Dwight '' Dike'' Beede football coach at Youngstown State University from 1938-1972 invented the penalty flag that is used today. At a home game in oct 1941 he introduced the flag system still used today. Prior to using a flag, penalties were signaled with a whistle or horn and created confusion on the field and for the spectators. The flag being silent eliminated this problem.

Johnny Appleseed came through here, we got some Amish, place about 7 miles East has some good ice cream. That's it.

Iowa is the top egg, pork, and corn producing state. The corn can vary due to weather but usually we raise the most.

I was in the UP that winter and it was a bugger.

Another odd fact about Rhinelander. John Heisman, the namesake for the Heisman Trophy, is buried in a local cemetery. He never lived in Rhinelander either!

Chris