Roundhead in Hardin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Roundhead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 9, 2009
1. Roundhead Village Marker
Hardin County
Founded in 1832 on the
site of the Indian village
led by Chili Stiahia
better known as Roundhead
an ally of the British in
the War of 1812
Roundhead Township was organized 1832
Until March 1833 was part of Logan County
Erected 1960 by The Historical Society of Roundhead.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.
Location. 40° 33.689′ N, 83° 50.383′ W. Marker is in Roundhead, Ohio, in Hardin County. It can be reached from Ohio 117. Marker is next to the baseball field in the park behind the location of the former Roundhead School, off Ohio Route 117 on the northwest side of the village. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roundhead OH 43346, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Roundhead Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Roundhead School (within shouting distance of this marker); Chief Roundhead's Village (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away);
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Also see . . . Chief Roundhead. (Submitted on October 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 9, 2009
2. Roundhead Village Marker
Looking southwest.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,055 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
