Pleasant Grove Review | 1939-06-09 | Page 5 | Indian Wars Depopulated Ohle

o Indian Wars Depopulated Ohl The Ohio country, once a rich hunting ground for 12,000 to 15,000 Indians, was virtually uninhabited for several decades about 300 years ago, according to Dr. Beverly W. Bond, University of Cincinnati professor pro-fessor of history. Ohio became a "no man's land" as a result of wars between New York state Iroquois and the Ohio Erie nation in the middle mid-dle of the Seventeenth century. The Eries were defeated and almost destroyed. de-stroyed. More tribes came to this area about 1680 seeking new hunting hunt-ing grounds. Doctor Bond said.