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Christopher Gist (1706–1759) was an explorer, surveyor, and frontiersman active in Colonial America. He was one of the first white explorers of the Ohio Country (the present-day states of Ohio, eastern Indiana, western Pennsylvania, and northwestern West Virginia ).
Christopher Gist (born c. 1706, Maryland [now in U.S.]—died 1759, South Carolina or Georgia) was an American colonial explorer and military scout who wrote highly informative journals describing his experiences.
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Christopher Gist is a historical figure and character appearing in Assassin's Creed: Rogue, where he is voiced by Richard M Dumont. He is portrayed with an Oxford Mid-Atlantic accent. Historically, Christopher Gist was part of the Braddock Expedition and was believed to have even saved George Washington twice, from an attack by Native Americans ...
Gist was formally trained as a surveyor, possibly from his father who helped survey Baltimore. However, it is clear from Gist's journals that his education was not limited to surveying. Gist kept three detailed journals that attest to his thoroughness and intelligence. His writing presents impressive descriptive abilities that could be unexpected from a frontier explorer.
13 de oct. de 2020 · Gist's skill and frontier expertise may have saved both his and Washington's life on the dangerous return journey from Fort LeBoeuf. Gist was instrumental in helping the British colonies explore and claim the frontier.
11 de jun. de 2018 · The American frontiersman Christopher Gist (ca. 1706-1759) was one of the first explorers of the Ohio and Kentucky wilderness. He also accompanied George Washington on missions to the French in the Ohio Valley .
George Washington and Christopher Gist expressed the increase in the. number of families on the grant, Washington mentioning that in January. 1754 he met "some Families going out to settle." Gist stated that many. families were planning to settle there, but were "prevented after the first of them came there.'.
