See Early Maps that Guided Young George Washington in Western Pennsylvania

A free, on-line seminar will show how George Washington and other British Americans viewed the early backcountry through maps in the 1750s. 

This live presentation, “Mapping the Backcountry before the American Revolution”, will be streamed on Zoom, Thursday, October 8, starting at 10 a.m. 

The program, sponsored by Washington’s Trail 1753, will feature noted researcher Dr. Jim Ambuske of the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mt. Vernon. 

The program requires a reservation but is free and will last one hour.

“We were sad we had to cancel our annual, in-person Washington Trail summit,” says Martin O’Brien, founder of Washington’s Trail 1753, “but are so pleased to a have scholar from Mt. Vernon present this interesting program about 18th century backcountry mapping.” 

Pre-registration is required. Reservations are available now but limited to the first 100 registrants. The 1-hour presentation will allow time for questions. 

To register, send your name and email address to leigh@visitbutlercounty.com with “WT1753” in the subject line. Registrants will receive an email from Leigh with the Zoom meeting invitation.

The presentation will be recorded and made available at the sponsor’s website, WashingtonsTrail.org.