Truck 1292 miles – Bike 1185 miles

Answer to last week’s question: Eddie Rickenbacker was a civilian in 1942, but he was sent to review operations and living conditions in the Pacific Theater, as well as to deliver a secret message from President Roosevelt to General MacArthur.

This week’s question, another semi-local one: when the Olentangy River was named in 1833, what was it supposed to be named? Which nearby river was supposed to be called “Olentangy?”