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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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Nov 1, 2018 · Christopher Gist of Maryland and some of his descendants, 1679-1957 / by Jean Muir Dorsey and Maxwell Jay Dorsey. Bookreader Item Preview
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:
CONTENTS. PAGE IntroductoryMemoir 9 Gist'sThreeJournals 3' ChristopherGist 88 NotestoChristopherGist'sFirstJournalof1750-51 90 NotestoGist'sSecondJournal,1751-52 i37 NotestoChristopherGist'sThirdJournal,1753 i47
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.
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Date of Death: 1759. Christopher Gist was trained as a surveyor, but he put his skills and spirit to broader use during his lifetime, also serving as a frontier explorer, Indian agent, military scout, and guide. Gist’s exploration of the west and relationship with George Washington can both be traced back to the Ohio Company.
