Newcomerstown in Tuscarawas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Old Delaware Indian Town GEKELEMUKPECHUNK
Stood here until after 1775
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2022
1. The Old Delaware Indian Town GEKELEMUKPECHUNK Marker
Leni Lenape Capital under Chief Netawatwes, also called King Newcomer, of the Turtle Tribe.
Erected 1954 by Greyhound Post Houses, Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
Location. 40° 16.485′ N, 81° 36.473′ W. Marker is in Newcomerstown, Ohio, in Tuscarawas County. It is on West Canal Street just east of Rear West Canal, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located beside the sidewalk, directly in front of the Temperance Tavern Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 221 West Canal Street, Newcomerstown OH 43832, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Captain Freeman Davis (a few steps from this marker); Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes (a few steps from this marker); Newcomerstown Korean War Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Denton "Cy" Young (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cy Young (approx. 0.6 miles away); Newcomerstown Desert Storm Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Old Stone Fort (approx. 3.7 miles away); The Salem Mission (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newcomerstown.
Also see . . .
this page online
1. Netawatwees or King Newcomer. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on October 31, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Delaware Tribe of Indians.
The historically Algonquian-speaking Delaware refer to themselves as Lenni Lenape. At first European contact in the early 17th century, the tribe lived along the Delaware River, named for Lord de la Warr, territory in lower present-day New York state and eastern New Jersey, and western Long Island, New York.(Submitted on November 26, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)The Delaware nation was the first to sign a treaty with the new United States. They signed the treaty on the September 17, 1778. Despite the treaty, the Delaware were forced to cede their Eastern lands and moved first to Ohio and later to Indiana (Plainfield), Missouri, Kansas, and Indian Territory.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2022
2. The Old Delaware Indian Town GEKELEMUKPECHUNK Marker
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