"Points of View"

In October 1770, George Washington and Seneca leader Guyasuta met again after first meeting in 1753, when Guyasuta guided Washington up the Allegheny River to deliver a message to the French at Fort LeBoeuf asking them to leave the region so the British could prevail there and trade with the area's indigenous people. The effort failed, the French remained, and the French and Indian War began soon after in 1754. First allies and later on opposing sides in that war, the two veterans met again 17 years later down the Ohio River and sat overnight at a council fire, revisiting their past and debating the future of this highly prized region. Although they held very different ideas about the area's fate, they parted on friendly terms. Their actions had a huge impact on Pittsburgh, Southwestern Pennsylvania, and the country that would become the United States of America.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · United States