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Miami Hunters Return North of the Ohio
Iroquois pressure in the Beaver Wars emptied much of the Ohio Valley by the late 1600s.
By the mid-1700s the Miami—and Shawnee and other Wabash–Maumee peoples—had pushed hunting territories back into northern Kentucky, using the Licking–Ohio corridor for game and salt long after permanent villages had gone.
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Chicago
Snowden, Shannon. "Miami Hunters Return North of the Ohio." Kentucky History Drive. Published September 12, 2026. Last revised September 12, 2026. https://kyhistorydrive.com/stories/miami-hunters-return-north-of-the-ohio/.
MLA
Snowden, Shannon. "Miami Hunters Return North of the Ohio." Kentucky History Drive, published 12 Sept. 2026, last revised 12 Sept. 2026, https://kyhistorydrive.com/stories/miami-hunters-return-north-of-the-ohio/.
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