Zadock Cramer's Map of Alexandria & Portsmouth (c. 1801).
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Zadock Cramer's "The Navigator" was the most popular guide to the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys during the first half of the nineteenth century. First published in 1801 or 1802, the Navigator included this map, which is taken from the 1821 edition.
This file appears in: Abandoned Alexandria, Ohio
Abandoned Alexandria, Ohio
The confluence of the Scioto and Ohio Rivers has long been the site of human habitation, from the ancient Adena and Hopewell to the Shawnee and, lastly, to the Americans of today. The mouth of the Scioto has seen the rise and fall of many villages,…