George Rogers Clark Gunpowder Run

Annual recreation of the gunpowder run for Fort Harrod
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Scrambling back down to Fort Harrod a bit before New Years Day of 1777, I always imagine Clark must have told the besieged settlers: “Well folks, I’ve got some good news and bad news. Good news is, Virginia gave us all the black powder we asked for. Bad news? I had to bury it up on the Ohio River — over 100 miles away.”

Nevertheless, and not to be denied so crucial a necessity; professor Harrison happily observes: “A week later, James Harrod and 30 riflemen recovered the powder ...” Once again, the stouthearted spies of Fort Harrod come through to save the day, relocating their expertly hidden cache — securing all that precious gunpowder and bringing it safely back to Fort Harrod through miles and miles of hostile, Indian-infested wilderness. Then rapidly and thoughtfully distributing it out among the various other hard-pressed Kentucky forts and stations. A perilous, difficult job well done — a potential catastrophe narrowly averted.