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

Broadhead Massacre

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2008

1. Broadhead Massacre Marker

Inscription. Around the spring nearby, was perpetrated, on April 20, 1781, the massacre of 20 Indians by Col. Daniel Broadhead's army of 300. This slaying was committed following destruction, the same day, of the two villages, Goschachgunk, (Coshocton) and Indaochaic, formerly Lichtenau, the Moravian mission. The first act of this incident was the stealthful slaying, by tomahawk, of a chief who came across the river as a peace emissary, by the Indian fighter, Lewis Wetzel. The night before, 16 warrior captives had been taken south of Coshocton, bound, slain by tomahawk and scalped.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1793.

Location. 40° 16.554′ N, 81° 50.659′ W. Marker is in Coshocton, Ohio, in Coshocton County. It is on Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1629-1635 Chestnut Street, Coshocton OH 43812, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); On This Corner (approx. one mile away); The New Selby Building (approx. one mile away); Richard Nixon addressed a crowd of 3,000 at Coshocton

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(approx. one mile away); Troop Train Accident (approx. one mile away); The Chair (approx. one mile away); Edgar O. Selby (approx. one mile away); J.J. Newberry (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coshocton.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2008

2. Broadhead Massacre Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6,100 times since then and 166 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 26, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.