Near Pekin in Carroll County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Great Trail

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 9, 2020

1. The Great Trail Marker

Inscription. The Great Indian Trail between Ft. Pitt and Chillicothe followed this route. In 1764 Col. Henry Bouquet and his expedition followed this trail to Coshocton to free 200 captives held by the Seneca, Delawares, and Shawnee Tribes. The resulting treaty did much to open the "Ohio Country."

Erected 1968 by The Carroll County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1764.

Location. 40° 42.836′ N, 81° 7.697′ W. Marker is near Pekin, Ohio, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of Alliance Road Northwest (Ohio Route 183) and Linden Road Northwest (County Road 229), in the median on Alliance Road Northwest. The marker is in small green space at fork of two roads. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9093 Linden Rd NW, Malvern OH 44644, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Charles E. Wilson (approx. 0.6 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors (approx. 1.7 miles away); Minerva Ohio First Gas Station (approx. 1.7 miles away); Mark's Dairy Bar on Lincoln Way

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(approx. 1.9 miles away); Minerva East Lawn Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); William Pennock (approx. 2 miles away); Minerva Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Bethlehem Cemetery Civil War Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away).

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 9, 2020

2. The Great Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2020, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 782 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2020, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.