Lima in Allen County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Shawnee Indian Reservation
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, February 5, 2013
1. The Shawnee Indian Reservation Marker
The Shawnee Indian Reservation
of 25 square miles in present-day Shawnee Township.
Home of the Hog Creek Shawnees
from 1817 to their removal to Kansas in 1833.
Granted to the Shawnees by treaty September 29, 1817. Ceded to the United States in the Treaty of Wapakoneta August 8, 1831.
Erected 1954 by the Allen County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical date for this entry is September 29, 1817.
Location. 40° 43.817′ N, 84° 6.812′ W. Marker is in Lima, Ohio, in Allen County. It is at the intersection of West Kibby Street and South Metcalf Street, on the right when traveling west on West Kibby Street. Located near the northwest corner of the intersection, on Kibby Street headed west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lima OH 45804, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains. 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: Hog Creek (a few steps from this marker); American Legion Post No. 96 Veterans Memorial Wall (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named American Legion Post No. 96 Veterans Memorial Wall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Encore Theatre
this page online
More about this marker. Information received from the Allen County Historical Museum states that the marker was placed as part of the Ohio Sesquicentennial marker project. All the markers for this project were made by the Lake Shore Marker Works of Erie, Pennsylvania. Errors in the wordage of the sign caused a delay in the actual erection of the marker until 1954, although the date on the marker says 1953 (the year of the Ohio Sesquicentennial).
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, February 5, 2013
2. The Shawnee Indian Reservation Marker
Looking east toward the intersection of Kibby and Metcalf (runs from left to right in photo) Streets.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2013, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,545 times since then and 112 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2013, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
