River Oaks in Dublin in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Leatherlips
Ralph Helmick
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 19, 2025
1. Leatherlips Marker
Leatherlips was created by Boston artist Ralph Helmick. The 12-foot high portrait of the Indigenous Wyandot Chief is made of a composite of native limestone stacked and mortared with an opening on the top. Helmick intended visitors to physically inhabit the vantage point of the leader as a way of imagining his vision for peace between Indigenous Peoples and white settlers. Local history relates that Chief Leatherlips was executed by fellow tribesman at a location very near Scioto Park.
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Dublin Art in Public Places commission 1988, dedicated 1990
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Government & Politics • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1988.
Location. 40° 7.019′ N, 83° 6.647′ W. Marker is in Dublin, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in River Oaks. It can be reached from the intersection of Riverside Drive (Ohio Route 257) and Hanna Hills Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7375 Riverside Dr, Dublin OH 43016,
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Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Leatherlips (here, next to this marker); Kosciuszko Land Grant (approx. 0.3 miles away); Thaddeus Kosciuszko History (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dublin / Kosciuszko Timeline (approx. 0.3 miles away); John I. and Bernice E. Thomas (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dublin Veterans Park (approx. one mile away); Indian Run Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Dublin Link (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dublin.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 19, 2025
2. Leatherlips Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
