Oldtown in Greene County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Site of Old Chillicothe
Photographed by J. Wesley Baker, June 7, 2024
1. Site of Old Chillicothe Marker
This is the marker in its new location on the west side (rear) of the Great Council State Park Visitor's Center which opened on June 7, 2024.
Erected 1930 by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. (Marker Number C1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.
Location. 39° 43.729′ N, 83° 56.244′ W. Marker is in Oldtown, Ohio, in Greene County. It can be reached from U.S. 68 0.1 miles south of Brush Row Road, on the right when traveling south. The marker has been moved and is now behind the Great Council State Park Interpretive Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1575 US Route 68 North, 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, 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: Council House (here, next to this marker); Memorial to Tecumtha (Tecumseh) (a few steps from this marker); U Mkvwalamakufewa Tikvmfa / Memorial to Tecumtha (a few steps from this marker); The Shawnee Village
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More about this marker. This marker was originally located at 39° 43.722′ N, 83° 56.222′ W. It was roadside, in front of the Tecumseh Motel. The motel was purchased by the state and razed to make way for the Great Council State Park visitors center, which opened in 2024. This marker was refurbished and remounted, and is now located behind the visitor's center.
Also see . . .
1. Chalahgawtha. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 3, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System. A description of the Revolutionary Memorial Trail System developed by the state of Ohio in 1929 - 1930. (Submitted on June 30, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
Photographed by J. Wesley Baker, June 7, 2024
2. Site of Old Chillicothe Marker
In 2024 this 1930 marker was relocated to this location, the west side (rear) of the new Grand Council State Park Visitor's Center, and the explanatory update on its left was added.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2008
3. Site of Old Chillicothe Marker
This 1930 historical marker depicts a Shawnee council house on the top.
Photographed by J. Wesley Baker, June 7, 2024
4. Explanatory plaque for Site of Old Chillicothe Marker
This explanatory update was added in 2024 and sits to the left of the marker. It reads:
This unique marker is cast in metal and depicts a Shawnee council house on the top. This marker states that the Shawnee village existed here until 1807. However, the historical record indicates the village may have only existed until 1780.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2008
5. 2008 Location of Old Chillicothe Marker
This marker is visible in the center of the five marker grouping at the motel. It on its two white poles is behind and to the right of the Motel Entrance sign. The motel was torn down to make way for the Great Council State Park visitors center that opened in 2024, behind which this marker now stands.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., Marker is
6. Site of Old Chillicothe Marker $50 Fine Placard
On east side of the concrete marker poles when this marker was located in front of the motel. The marker has been refurbished and remounted on wood supports and this placard is no longer on display.
Image courtesy of the MidPointe Library System (www.MidPointeLibrary.org)
7. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Map
A view of an original Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Map, from 1930. For a better view double click on this picture.
Image provided by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission publication, dated 1931.
8. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission Marker Types
View of the three types of markers used by the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. The marker on the left is a type A marker, the marker in the middle is a type C (just like this featured marker), and the marker on the right is a type B. For a better view double click on this picture.
Photographed by J. Wesley Baker, February 26, 2024
9. Construction sign for the Great Council State Park
The Interpretive Center for the park, scheduled to open in 2024, is being constructed on the site of the old motel, so all of the markers have been removed.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 12,260 times since then and 236 times this year. Last updated on October 7, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1. submitted on June 7, 2024, by J. Wesley Baker of Springfield, Ohio. 2. submitted on June 8, 2024, by J. Wesley Baker of Springfield, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 2, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on June 8, 2024, by J. Wesley Baker of Springfield, Ohio. 5, 6. submitted on December 2, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 7. submitted on September 7, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 8. submitted on June 27, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 9. submitted on February 26, 2024, by J. Wesley Baker of Springfield, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
