Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Working Files of the Works Progress Administration's Pennsylvania Historical Survey (ca. 1935-1950), Records of Frontier Forts and Trails Survey (1936-1942): A published history of the expedition of the Baron de Longueuil in 1739 that covered over 1,600 miles of lakes, trails and rivers from Montreal to the vicinity of present day Memphis, Tennessee., This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER LIBRARY: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education., A published history of the expedition of the Baron de Longueuil in 1739 that covered over 1,600 miles of lakes, trails and rivers from Montreal to the vicinity of present-day Memphis, Tennessee. This was the first large European military expedition to pass over the Chautauqua-Allegheny corridor, and the first to pass through northwestern Pennsylvania. The history is illustrated with numerous maps of the route. Disclaimer: The Pennsylvania State Archives provides digital access to a wide variety of historical documents, some of which may be considered offensive by current standards. The Archives does not endorse views expressed in these historical collections, but presents these collections to aid in scholarly research.
