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

The Village of Huntersville

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009

1. The Village of Huntersville Marker

Inscription. The roots of Huntersville began when John and Elizabeth Hilliard purchased this former Shawnee tribal land in 1797 from Ohio's largest land speculator Judge John Symmes. When Symmes defaulted on his payments, the Hilliards found themselves repurchasing their own land from the federal government. These uncertain land claims defeated their 1799 attempt to found "Hilliardstown." David Hunter purchased the abandoned village site in 1833. He re-surveyed the land in 1838 creating an eighteen lot, two street village that he named Huntersville. The village incorporated in 1848, but was annexed by the neighboring city of Piqua in 1893. At the time Huntersville had a population of over 760, its own school system, a volunteer fire department, gas lights, and an assortment of saloons, boarding houses, and grocery stores.

Erected 2007 by Piqua Community Foundation, Miami County Milestones Committee, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 27-55.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.

Location. 40° 8.724′ N, 84° 14.206′

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W. Marker is in Piqua, Ohio, in Miami County. It is on 1st Street near E. Main Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is at the east end of the Shawnee Bridge in Rowan Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Piqua OH 45356, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro,

in the Miami Valley,

and in the Till Plains.

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: Vice Admiral Stephen Clegg Rowan (a few steps from this marker); Shawnee Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Shawnee Bridge (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Shawnee Bridge (about 800 feet away); Main Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lock Nine Riverfront Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Public Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); Capt. Don Gentile (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Piqua.

Other markers no longer nearby. The 1913 Flood (was about 700 feet away but has been permanently removed); Lock Nine (was about 800 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009

2. The Village of Huntersville Marker

Shawnee Bridge in background, looking west.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009

3. The Village of Huntersville Marker

In Rowan Park, with Vice Admiral Stephen Rowan, USN, memorial to left.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,042 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.