What Was The Great Black Swamp? 18th Century Barrier to Settlement

The Great Black Swamp was once a massive network of wild swamps, forests, and wetlands on the Northwestern Ohio frontier. The swamp delayed white settlement for decades, bringing death and ruin to thousands of Native Americans and white settlers alike. Hit play for more information, or click one of these timestamps for specifics:

00:00 - Robert Lucas journal entry
01:02 - Size & map
01:18 - Overview
01:57 - Prehistoric Great Black Swamp
02:58 - Plants & Animals
03:57 - Native Americans
05:19 - White settlement
05:38 - Barriers to settlement
06:45 - Conquering the Great Black Swamp
07:29 - The modern curse?
08:13 - Black Swamp: A fitting name
08:41 - Conclusion

This video is a part of my 18th-Century Question & Answer series, available as an ever-developing playlist on my channel landing page and in the 'playlists' tab. Feel free to ask other questions in the comments section- your question might be the subject of my next video!

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