Opening the Door West: The story of the Ohio Company and the first legal American settlement of the Northwest Territory.

Opening the Door West is a feature-length historical documentary of the story of the Ohio Company of Associates, a group of Revolutionary War officers and soldiers, and how, in 1788, they first opened the door for westward expansion of the new United States. At Marietta, Ohio, they began the first legal, organized American settlement in the old Northwest Territory.

The documentary was created by Shelburne Films and produced in conjunction with WOUB TV. The Ohio Bicentennial Commission and WOUB TV provided major funding for the project.

Learn more about the making of the documentary, the awards it has received, the music CD “Music of an Emerging Nation”, and Shelburne Films at    http://www.openingthedoorwest.com