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

Koquechagachton

Chief White Eyes

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

1. Koquechagachton Marker

Inscription. In the early 1770s, Chief White Eyes (Koquechagachton) of the Delaware tribe founded White Eyes Town approximately two miles southeast of this marker on a plain near present day West Lafayette. A friend of the Moravian leader David Zeisberger, White Eyes was an ardent supporter of Moravian missionary efforts and kept the Delawares neutral during the American Revolutionary War. White Eyes's dream was to bring his people under the influence of Christianity. He also hoped to establish a fourteenth state for the Indian nations, which would join the other thirteen. White Eyes died at the height of his career in November 1778 near Pittsburgh. The cause of his death remains open to question.

Erected 1999 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Arrowhead District of the Boy Scouts of America, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 6-16.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1778.

Location. 40° 17.61′ N, 81° 45.016′ W. Marker is in West Lafayette

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, Ohio, in Coshocton County. It is at the intersection of Ohio Route 93 and Route 36 on Ohio Route 93. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Lafayette OH 43845, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: West Lafayette (approx. 0.6 miles away); Troop Train Accident Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Pennsylvania National Guard Troop Train Accident, September 1950 (approx. 1.2 miles away); 105 MM, M14BI (approx. 1.2 miles away); West Lafayette Volunteer Fire Department Centennial (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named West Lafayette (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named West Lafayette (approx. 1.7 miles away); West Lafayette War Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Lafayette.

More about this marker. The Ohio Historical Society lists this marker as No. 6-16. However, it is numbered on its face as 25-25, an error.

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

2. Koquechagachton Marker

Looking north toward Ohio Route 36.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,343 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 10, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.