Yacht Point Cottage Area in Ashland County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Site of Copus Massacre Monument
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025
1. Site of Copus Massacre Monument Marker
Friend of Johnny Appleseed
Missionary to the Greentown Indians from 1809 to 1812
Massacred by Indians September 15 1812
Copus Monument dedicated September 15 1882
Erected 2001 by Descendants Of Kev. James Copus / Mifflin Lions Club.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is September 15, 1812.
Location. 40° 44.032′ N, 82° 21.795′ W. Marker is in Yacht Point Cottage Area, Ohio, in Ashland County. It is at the intersection of Ohio Route 603 and County Route 1225, on the right when traveling north on Ohio Route 603. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1215 Ashland County Rd 2256, Lucas OH 44843, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in Amish Country. It is also in the American Midwest. 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Frontier Violence During the War of 1812 (approx. 0.4 miles away); "The Copus Massacre" (approx. 0.4 miles away); Copus Massacre Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Charles Mill Dam (approx. half a mile away); The Flood of 1913 (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Charles Mill Dam (approx. half a mile away); Historic Mifflin (approx. 2.8 miles away); Greentown Delaware Village (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yacht Point Cottage Area.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025
2. Site of Copus Massacre Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 259 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
