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To: Sacajaweau
I Google mapped "county road 254 Coshocton, OH" and followed the short road via the satellite view, but could not find the stone fort for sure (I think I can see it to the west of the upper part of the road). However, that view should give you a fairly accurate long./lat.
72 posted on 07/25/2012 4:57:21 AM PDT by Pharmboy (Democrats lie because they must.)
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http://www.cityprofile.com/ohio/photos/4362-oxford-old_stone_fort2.html


87 posted on 07/25/2012 8:10:24 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Pharmboy

40²16’56.17” N
81²40’37.73” W


98 posted on 07/28/2012 6:21:35 PM PDT by oldfart (Obama nation = abomination. Think about it!)
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To: Pharmboy
I found a latitude and longitude for the Fort...but the easiest way is to get near it using wikimapia....then where it says above "pick a map type"...pick satellite and old places - and there will be a little box at the site

Latitude 40.2822, Longitude 81.6772 or 40 16 56 and 81 40 38.

I'm now leaning to Bouquet and his 1764 mission into the Ohio country....We KNOW Bouquet built forts on this mission. This stone fort would likely have been for supplies with one or two guards left behind.

I looked at Hutchin's BIG map...circa 1776...while not perfect...I'm seeing a "Fort built in 1764" in the New Comers Town vicinity.

I have Bouquet's diary saved someplace...I'll see if I can find an explicit reference. He really gave a blow by blow.

103 posted on 08/20/2012 6:49:33 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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