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Grenville Dodge: “The Indians' trails all cross at or near it, and it will have good effect hereafter in holding in check Indians.”

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The Indians' trails all cross at or near it, and it will have good effect hereafter in holding in check Indians.
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Grenville Dodge
Republican · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Dodge notes the significance of the Indian trails intersecting at a specific location for future military operations.

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