Xenia Township near Oldtown in Greene County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Sexton Point Marker

Erected in 1931 by the Greene County Historical Society

Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 26, 2025

1. The Sexton Point Marker Interpretive Panel

Inscription. This small granite marker was intended to identify the location of the lodging of Tecumtha's (Tecumseh) parents. The location was identified in a Galloway family legend written about in William Galloway’s 1934 book “Old Chillicothe: Shawnee and Pioneer History.” However, the historical record indicates the village may not have existed in 1768.

Erected 2024 by Great Council State Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1768.

Location. 39° 43.718′ N, 83° 56.241′ W. Marker is near Oldtown, Ohio, in Greene County. It is in Xenia Township. It can be reached from U.S. 68 south of Brush Row Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1575 US-68, Xenia OH 45385, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

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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 walking distance of this marker: The Sexton Point (here, next to this marker); The Bullskin Trail (a few steps from this marker); The Bullskin Trail Marker (a few steps from this marker); A Vision of Oldtown (a few steps from this marker); U Mkvwalamakufewa Tikvmfa / Memorial to Tecumtha (a few steps from this marker); Memorial to Tecumtha (Tecumseh) (a few steps from this marker); Tecumseh (a few steps from this marker); The Shawnee Village (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oldtown.

The Sexton Point Interpretive Panel and The Sexton Point Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 26, 2025

2. The Sexton Point Interpretive Panel and The Sexton Point Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on October 7, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.