Defiance in Defiance County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bark Cabin Home of Coohcooche
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, March 6, 2010
1. Bark Cabin Home of Coohcooche Marker
Coohcooche &
Captive Spencer 1792
Indian Grand Council 1793
Birthplace of Indian
Chief Scout - Capt.
Anthony Shane and of
Chief Occonoxee 1757
Whose son and son's
Wife died here
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.
Location. 41° 17.35′ N, 84° 21.427′ W. Marker is in Defiance, Ohio, in Defiance County. It is on East River Drive 0.2 miles east of North Clinton Street. The marker is located in Pontiac Park near the north bank of the Maumee River. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 277 East River Drive, Defiance OH 43512, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: French Indian Apple Tree (here, next to this marker); Pontiac Birthplace (within shouting distance of this marker); Pontiac Park (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); You Are On The Buckeye Trail (about 400 feet away); Defiance Rotary Club 75th Anniversary (about 400 feet away); Buckeye Trail (about 500 feet away); Fort Defiance, 1794 (about 500 feet away); Civil War Cannons (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Defiance.
Also see . . . Coocoochee. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 15, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, March 6, 2010
2. Bark Cabin Home of Coohcooche Marker
View looking east of the historical marker in the foreground and of Pontiac Park in the background.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, March 6, 2010
3. Bark Cabin Home of Coohcooche Marker
View looking south, from where the marker is located, across the Maumee River to the location of Fort Defiance Park.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, March 6, 2010
4. Bark Cabin Home of Coohcooche Marker
View looking west with the marker in the right foreground, Pontiac Park in the background, and an upstream view of the Maumee River off to the left of the picture.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,965 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on July 8, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 9, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
