Around an Old Homestead

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Explanatory Notes

• Wilson Flagg (1805-1884) was a naturalist and writer.
• Alfred Austin (1835-1913) was the current English Poet Laureate.
• "Great Miami" is the Great Miami River.
• Simon Girty (1741-1818) has been portrayed in literature as one of the jurors in The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benét.
• "Fort Washington" was near present-day Cincinnati, Ohio.