The Mighty Blanchard

The Mighty Blanchard. . , The Blanchard River was named after Jean-Jacques Blanchard, a French tailor, trapper and trader who worked with the Shawnees. Blanchard came to this area in 1770. He and his Shawnee wife lived with the tribe for over thirty years before Blanchard died in 1802., Fast Facts: , The Blanchard River had many names, including "Sha-po-qua-te-sepe" or "Tailor's River" as it was called by the Wyandot and Shawnees., The Blanchard River used to be the easiest way to get to Riverside Park; by steamboat, canoe or small boat from the dock at South Main Street., In 1908, the river was imortalized in the Tell Taylor song "Down by the Old Mill Stream.", [Captions:] , 1. Boat on the Blanchard River. 2. The Blanchard River. 3. Blanchard River 1977 by Mark Marquette., Jean-Jacques Blanchard comes to Findlay 1770, Blanchard River immortalized in the song "Down by the Old Mill Stream" 1908