Shawnee Springs near Springfield in Clark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Peckuwe Shawnee Memorial
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 4, 2010
1. Peckuwe Shawnee Memorial Marker
The Shawnee, along with the other tribes in Ohio, often placed a large cedar pole in center of their villages. The pole would serve as a calendar by casting its shadow on pre-designated spots during the year. It would also be used as a gathering place, and decorated to identify the village inhabitants.
Today a new pole erected by the Piqua Sept of Ohio Shawnee Tribe serves as a memorial to their ancestors and a reminder that Shawnee people still live in Ohio.
Erected 1992.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.
Location. 39° 54.5′ N, 83° 54.68′ W. Marker is near Springfield, Ohio, in Clark County. It is in Shawnee Springs. It is at the intersection of Tecumseh Road (Ohio Route 369) and Lower Valley Pike, on the right when traveling north on Tecumseh Road. This historical marker is affixed to a large rock just to the east of a historical marker commemorating the Battle of Piqua, which is located on the southern edge of the George Rogers Clark Historical Park,
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Regionally, this marker and memorial 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: The Battle of Piqua (here, next to this marker); C.B.C. Bicentennial Grove (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Battle of Piqua, or Picawey (about 400 feet away); Echos From The Past (about 400 feet away); General George Rogers Clark / Tecumseh (about 500 feet away); Excerpt from Captain Alexander Mckee's Report to Major Arendt S. Depeyster (approx. 0.3 miles away); Clark's Report to Governor Thomas Jefferson (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tribal Resistance (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Keifer Cabin Site (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Davidson Interpretive Center. This is a link to information provided by the Clark County Park District. (Submitted on September 4, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 4, 2010
2. Peckuwe Shawnee Memorial Marker
View of historical marker affixed to a large rock.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 4, 2010
3. Peckuwe Shawnee Memorial Marker
View looking north of the historical marker (affixed to large rock) in the foreground with the grounds of George Rogers Clark Historical Park and the park's "Hertzler House" in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,870 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
