b 4 the society to carry on the work of civilization. Large sums of money were expended in the construction of houses, temporary mills and roads. The Indians were collected near the old site of Schoenbrunn which had been burned by Williamson's men. Anew town called Goshen was built for their habitation. Here, while engaged in the work of civilizing the Indians, a work to which they had given so much of their lives, two missionaries. Zeisberger and Edwards, terminated their earthly pilgrimage. In the Goshen burying grounds, three miles south of New Philadelphia, their graves marked by plain tombstones, may yet be seen. The whites began to settle in the valley of the Tuscarawas. The habits and character of the Indians seemed to change for the worse, in proportion as the number of white settlers increased. Although the extension of the white settlements westward improved the country, the effect upon the Indians was disastrous. They were held in contempt by their white neighbors and the war of 1812 revived former prejudices. The Goshen Indians had kept up occasional intercourse with those at Sandusky, a portion of whom
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