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Domestic News
November 7, 1816
Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
In Zanesville, Ohio, observers note an unprecedented number of emigrants from eastern states passing through this season, totaling thousands, traveling by various means including wagons across the Muskingum.
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ZANESVILLE, (OHIO) OCT. 31
Emigration to the West.—It is remarked, by those whose opportunities for observation enable them to judge correctly that the number of emigrants from the eastward the present season, far exceeds what has ever been heretofore witnessed.
It is impossible to calculate to a certainty the number of persons who have passed through this place within a few weeks past; but it must amount to some thousands, besides those who have descended the Ohio, or taken other routes by land.
On some days from 40 to 50 waggons have passed the Muskingum at this place.
The emigrants are from almost every state north and east of the Potomac, seeking a new home in the extensive territories of the west; and travelling in various modes—some on foot, some on horses, and others in different kinds of vehicles, from the ponderous Pennsylvania waggon, to the light New England pleasure carriage.
Emigration to the West.—It is remarked, by those whose opportunities for observation enable them to judge correctly that the number of emigrants from the eastward the present season, far exceeds what has ever been heretofore witnessed.
It is impossible to calculate to a certainty the number of persons who have passed through this place within a few weeks past; but it must amount to some thousands, besides those who have descended the Ohio, or taken other routes by land.
On some days from 40 to 50 waggons have passed the Muskingum at this place.
The emigrants are from almost every state north and east of the Potomac, seeking a new home in the extensive territories of the west; and travelling in various modes—some on foot, some on horses, and others in different kinds of vehicles, from the ponderous Pennsylvania waggon, to the light New England pleasure carriage.
What sub-type of article is it?
Migration Or Settlement
What keywords are associated?
Emigration
Westward Migration
Zanesville
Wagons
Muskingum
Potomac
Where did it happen?
Zanesville, Ohio
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Zanesville, Ohio
Event Date
Oct. 31
Event Details
Observers note that the number of emigrants from the eastward this season far exceeds previous years, with thousands passing through Zanesville in recent weeks, including 40 to 50 wagons some days across the Muskingum, from states north and east of the Potomac, traveling by foot, horse, or various vehicles to new homes in the west.