Camp Charlotte Marker

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Leistville in Pickaway County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Camp Charlotte

By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2008

1. Camp Charlotte DAR Marker

Inscription. Near this spot the famous treaty was made between Lord Dunmore, Governor of Virginia and Chief Cornstalk of the Shawnees and Allied Tribes in October 1774.

This camp was named “Charlotte” after the Queen of England.

Erected 1928 by Pickaway Plains Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution marker series.

Location. 39° 32.287′ N, 82° 50.616′ W. Marker is in Leistville, Ohio, in Pickaway County. Marker can be reached from Ohio Route 56 half a mile north of Ohio Route 159, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10104 Ohio Route 56, Circleville OH 43113, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Treaty of Camp Charlotte (here, next to this marker); Major General William Sooy Smith (approx. 3.8 miles away); Zane's Trace (approx. 3.8 miles away); Camp Circleville (approx. 5 miles away); Grenadier Squaw Village (approx. 6.2 miles away); Grenadier Squaw Village / Cornstalk Town (approx. 6.3 miles away); Chief Logan / Logan Elm (approx. 6.3 miles away); Grenadier Squaw (Non-hel-e-ma) (approx. 6.3 miles away).

By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2008

2. Camp Charlotte DAR Marker

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Treaty of Camp Charlotte.

By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2008

3. Camp Charlotte DAR Marker

Treaty of Camp Charlotte historical marker on left.

By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2008

4. Camp Charlotte DAR Marker

Treaty of Camp Charlotte historical marker on left. Camp Charlotte Farm in background.

Camp Charlotte Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Dale K. Benington, July 11, 2012

5. Camp Charlotte Marker

Close-up view of the historic marker in front of the barn building with the words "Camp Charlotte Farm" painted across the front of the building.

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 11, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 1,356 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 11, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. 5. submitted on September 9, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.