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

A Cannon Captured from the British in Revolutionary War.

Moyock, N. C. May 9, 1908

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 24, 2022

1. A cannon captured from the British in Revolutionary War Marker

Inscription.
Maj. Wh. Poland, Treas. Park Comm., Chillicothe, O.

Dear sir: the cannon sent you for Yogtangee Park was captured from the British under Lord Dunmore at the Battle of Great Bridge, Va. Dec. 9 1775; The Americans being under command of John Marshall, afterward Chief Justice of the U.S., as Lieutenant. At this battle, Lord Dunmore, who treated with the Indians after the battle at Point Pleasant in 1724, under the Logan Elm in Pickaway County, O., was driven from his position and in his hasty retreat left two cannon: the one sent you being the largest.

Very truly yours, John Seip.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is May 9, 1908.

Location. 39° 19.833′ N, 82° 58.971′ W. Memorial is in Chillicothe, Ohio, in Ross County. It is on West 5th Street west of South Paint Street (Ohio Route 772), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 45 W 5th St, Chillicothe OH 45601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Scioto Valley

and in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

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It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and 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 Viceroyalty of New France,

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: Burton Egbert Stevenson (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The First Baptist Church (about 500 feet away); The Underground Railroad in Chillicothe / Ross County (about 600 feet away); Birthplace of Lucy Ware Webb Hayes / Lucy Webb Hayes, 1831 - 1889 (about 700 feet away); A Replica of Ohio's First Capitol (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Chillicothe Gazette (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home of Chillicothe Newspapers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Site in Journalism (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chillicothe.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 24, 2022

2. The cannon

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 587 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on December 31, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 19, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.