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Burr-Blennerhassett

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Harman Blennerhassett purchased the island in 1797 and built for his bride a mansion that became the showplace of the Ohio Valley. Aaron Burr was his guest in 1805. Here they planned a military expedition with the intention to conquer the Southwest.
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