Coshocton in Coshocton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Delaware Nation Council House

Photographed by Dr. Larry Disbro, July 24, 2008

1. Delaware Nation Council House Marker

Inscription.
Goschachgunk (Blackbear Town), now Coshocton, was the capital city of the Delaware Nation. On this parkway stood their Council House. In this House on March 9, 1777, a Great Council of the Delawares, under the leadership of Chief White Eyes, met and decided to refuse the Hatchet from the British and to remain neutral. This decision was a great aid to the colonists in winning the Revolutionary War. Later, hostilities by the Indians caused Col. Broadhead of Virginia to lead an expedition of 800 men against them, destroying the town and burning the Council House in April, 1781.

Erected by The Coshocton Kiwanis Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Notable Events • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1764.

Location. 40° 16.426′ N, 81° 52.139′ W. Marker is in Coshocton, Ohio, in Coshocton County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and 2nd Street, in the median on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coshocton OH 43812, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Amish Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Coshocton County Courthouse (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Coshocton County Vietnam War Memorial (about 700 feet away); Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (about 800 feet away); Lynching in America / The Lynching of Henry Howard (about 800 feet away); In Rememberance (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coshocton.

Also see . . . Delaware Tribe (Lenape). Tribe website homepage (Submitted on April 23, 2006.)

Additional keywords. Mill Stone Marker, Millstone Marker

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 8, 2006

2. Delaware Nation Council House Marker

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 8, 2006

3. Delaware Nation Council House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4,365 times since then and 104 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 27, 2008, by Carl F. Breth of Willoughby Hills, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on April 23, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.