With every change in location, the people used fire to clear new land.
The land in the late 1990s was even cleared for the building.
Sometimes, of course, land is simply cleared for new development.
So the land cleared by fire could only be used for a short time.
But the first thing they did was buy a few goats to clear the land.
Some Indians who were working to clear the land here caught it.
The days when you can just clear the land and put up a subdivision are long gone.
Because of the storm they were unable to clear the land.
"I am sure you have cleared enough land for our base."
By December 1791 there were 500 men working at clearing the land.