He was instrumental in the initial settling of the Ohio Country following the war.
Croghan is believed to have contributed to the outbreak of violence in the Ohio Country.
He had taken that role the year before, and would continue to do so in all the subsequent crises in Ohio Country.
Croghan could do little more than watch as settlers poured into the Ohio Country on land he considered to be his.
Virginia also sent forces to its frontier in the northwest, which then included much of the Ohio Country.
About 1759, the Pekowi band decided to move west into the Ohio Country.
He spent part of his adult years in the Ohio Country as a trader and land developer.
The journey across the Ohio Country was mostly through woods.
One of its earliest industries was building boats for settlers to enter the Ohio Country.
The move positioned him to play a role in opening the as yet unchartered Ohio Country.