Gist, Christopher

Gist, Christopher
(1706?-1759) Джист, Кристофер
Герой раннего Фронтира [Frontier]. Следопыт, исследовавший часть Кентукки еще до Д. Буна [Boone, Daniel]. Первым исследовал и нанес на карту долину р. Огайо [Ohio River] на западе Вирджинии. Участник войн с французами и индейцами [French and Indian wars]. Как гласит легенда, дважды спасал жизнь Дж. Вашингтону [Washington, George]

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