Mifflin Township near Perrysville in Ashland County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Copus Massacre Monument

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025

1. Copus Massacre Monument Marker

Inscription.
James Copus and three soldiers; George Shipley, John Tedeick and Warnock killed by the Indians Sept. 15, 1812.

Johnny Appleseed died Mar. 11, 1845 buried near Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War of 1812 • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is March 11, 1845.

Location. 40° 43.706′ N, 82° 21.554′ W. Monument is near Perrysville, Ohio, in Ashland County. It is in Mifflin Township. It is on Local Highway 1225 0.3 miles north of Mowery Road. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 2290 Township Hwy 1225, Perrysville OH 44864, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "The Copus Massacre" (here, next to this marker); Site of Copus Massacre Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Frontier Violence During the War of 1812 (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Flood of 1913 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Charles Mill Dam (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Charles Mill Dam (approx. 0.8 miles away); Greentown Delaware Village (approx. 2.7 miles away); Historic Mifflin (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perrysville.

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Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025

2. Copus Massacre Monument

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025

3. Copus Massacre Monument

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025

4. 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 516 times since then and 132 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 11, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.