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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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Traveling with Washington to the Ohio Country in 1754, Gist served as scout, messenger, and Indian agent. It was Gist’s reconnaissance that alerted Washington to the French presence at Great Meadows and allowed for the subsequent massacre of Jumonville’s forces.
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.
31 de mar. de 2024 · Frontiersman Christopher Gist risks his own life to guide a young George Washington on a crucial mission through the freezing wilderness.
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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 .
CHRISTOPHER GIST'S JOURNALS. WITH HISTORICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL AND ETHNOLOGICAL NOTES. AND BIOGRAPHIES OF HIS CONTEMPORARIES. BY WILLIAM M. DARLINGTON [1815-1889] PITTSBURGH, J. R. WELDIN & CO., 1893. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Part 1: Pages* 9-30. Introductory memoir. Part 2: Pages 31-66. Gist's First Journal:
