settlers

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But after permanent settlers arrived in 1770, the island population disappeared rapidly.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

In the 19th century’s first four decades, Chapman traveled, mostly on foot, throughout western Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, bringing seeds and methods of cultivation to settlers flooding the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The Israeli army later said it had intervened to confiscate digging tools from the settlers and to avoid further tension.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The settlers were from a recently reestablished settlement called Sa-Nur, situated on top of the hill above the cemetery.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Ulster Scots settlers were primarily farmers who cleared forests and built log cabins.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz