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

Pontiac Park

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, March 6, 2010

1. Pontiac Park Marker

Inscription. Named for the Ottawa Indian chief said to have been born here c. 1712. Site of the largest recorded apple tree "French and Indian" c. 1680 to 1887. Here Oliver Spencer spent his Indian captivity 1792. Bark cabins and cultivated fields fields of the Indians lined both rivers in 1794. The hill to the north "Scalp Level" used by Indians and traders. Williamstown was platted here by the Indian trader Issac Hull in 1835. Here was the tow path for the Miami & Erie and Wabash & Erie Canals, c. 1843 to 1913.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1712.

Location. 41° 17.363′ N, 84° 21.507′ W. Marker is in Defiance, Ohio, in Defiance County. It is on East River Road (Ohio Route 424) 0.1 miles east of North Clinton Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Defiance OH 43512, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp

and in the Till Plains.

It is also in the American

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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: You Are On The Buckeye Trail (a few steps from this marker); Defiance Rotary Club 75th Anniversary (a few steps from this marker); Bark Cabin Home of Coohcooche (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); French Indian Apple Tree (about 400 feet away); Pontiac Birthplace (about 400 feet away); Defiance Native (about 400 feet away); General Anthony Wayne (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named You Are On The Buckeye Trail (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Defiance.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, March 6, 2010

2. Pontiac Park Marker

View looking northeast with historical marker in the foreground and State Route 424 and Pontiac Park can be seen in the background.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, March 6, 2010

3. Pontiac Park Marker

View looking southeast of the historical marker in the foreground and the Maumee River in the right background.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,516 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 2, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.