The 1763 Treaty of Paris ended the war the brothers fled. They didn't learn it for years. What might we not know while we hide?
📚 CLASSROOM CONNECTION
A STORY GAME • BUCKHANNON, WV
THE HOLLOW TREE
1761–1769 • TURKEY RUN & THE BUCKHANNON RIVER
🌳 A DESCENDANT SYCAMORE STANDS TODAY
THE TRUE STORY
Two brothers leave Fort Pitt during the French and Indian War and disappear into the mountains. For about three years they live inside a hollow sycamore where Turkey Run meets the Buckhannon River. Later, Samuel leads settlers back, and Buckhannon begins.
Pictures in this game are illustrations, not photographs or historical records.
PRINGLE BROTHERS
No points to chase. Make choices, tend a tree, and keep a journal of what you notice. Then go see the real place.
WHOSE EYES? • SAME STORY, DIFFERENT HEART
🤔 REAL CHOICESWhat would you do? How does a place change you?
📖 YOUR JOURNALWrite as you go and save it when you're done.
📍 REAL PLACEPringle Tree Park is just north of town. Go visit.
📚 FOR CLASSROOMSWritten with WV 8th-grade history in mind.
WV EDUTAINMENT™
