Oldtown in Greene County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Sexton Point
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2008
1. The Sexton Point Marker
Location, from 1768 to 1774, of wigwams of Chief Pucksinwah and Methatosa, parents of Tecumtha.
Erected 1931 by Greene County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1768.
Location. 39° 43.715′ N, 83° 56.242′ W. Marker is in Oldtown, Ohio, in Greene County. It can be reached from U.S. 68 south of Brush Row Road, on the right when traveling south. It is on the grounds of the Great Council State Park Visitors Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1575 Route 68, Xenia OH 45385, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro and in the Miami Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Sexton Point Marker (here, next to this marker); The Bullskin Trail (a few steps from this marker); The Bullskin Trail Marker (a few steps from this marker); A Vision of Oldtown (a few steps from this marker); U Mkvwalamakufewa Tikvmfa / Memorial to Tecumtha (a few steps from this marker); Memorial to Tecumtha (Tecumseh) (a few steps from this marker); Tecumseh
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More about this marker. Draper Mss refers to the Draper Manuscript Collection, an extensive document collection relating to the early frontier, with predominate interest in the military and the men involved in frontier Indian warfare.
This marker was originally placed roadside at 39° 43.464′ N, 83° 56.156′ W, on U.S. 68, on the left when traveling south. Marker is between Oldtown and Old Springfield Pike, about one mile north of Xenia. It has been moved approximately a quarter mile north and on the other side of the road, on the grounds of the the Great Council State Park Visitors Venter. It can no longer be seen from the road.
Photographed by J. Wesley Baker, June 7, 2024
2. The Sexton Point Marker (1931) and its Interpretive Panel (2024)
The original 1931 marker and the panel with the 2024 correction are located outside on the south side of the Grand Council State Park Visitor's Center.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2008
3. The original location of The Sexton Point Marker
In this image it is blocked from view by Kenton's Gantlet marker (the black one); with The Bullskin Trail marker in foreground. This view is looking south along US Route 68.
Photographed by J. Wesley Baker, February 26, 2024
4. Original Location of This Marker (north view)
The new Interpretive Center of the Great Council State Park, under construction when this photo was taken, can been seen in the distance to the left of the Oldtown sign.
Photographed by J. Wesley Baker, June 7, 2024
5. The Sexton Point Marker
This is the marker in its new location on the south side of the Great Council State Park Visitor's Center, which opened on June 7, 2024.
Photographed by J. Wesley Baker, June 7, 2024
6. Explanatory plaque for The Sexton Point Marker
This interpretation of the original marker was added in 2024 and sits next to the marker. It reads:
This small granite marker was intended to identify the location of the lodging of Tecumthas (Tecumseh) parents. The location was identified in a Galloway family legend written about in William Galloways 1934 book Old Chillicothe: Shawnee and Pioneer History. However, the historical record indicates the village may not have existed in 1768.
Photographed by Charlie T. Wallace, July 19, 2009
7. The Sexton Point Marker at its original location
Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,234 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on October 7, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1. submitted on December 2, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on June 7, 2024, by J. Wesley Baker of Springfield, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 2, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on February 26, 2024, by J. Wesley Baker of Springfield, Ohio. 5, 6. submitted on June 7, 2024, by J. Wesley Baker of Springfield, Ohio. 7. submitted on July 19, 2009, by Charlie T. Wallace of Cincinnati, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
