Ep. 211 - The French 500

Gallipolis, Ohio was born of a scam. In 1790, some 500 Parisians eager to distance themselves from the aftermath of the French Revolution thought they'd bought deeds to land along the Ohio River in America's new Northwest Territory. But when they arrived in the New World, they learned their contracts were worthless. So, what happened to them? [email protected]/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohiowww.facebook.com/ohiomysteriesMusic: Audionautix- The Great Unknown, and The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.