Fort Recovery in Mercer County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Sha'anoe Warrior Monument

Photographed by Michael Baker, November 17, 2015

1. Sha'anoe Warrior Monument Marker

Inscription. Beneath the white oak rests an unknown Sha'anoe warrior. To his memory and in memory of his brothers killed here in the battles at Fort Recovery we erect this monument. September 10, 1983 "Weshecatweloo Keweshelawaypa" (Let Us Always Do Good)

Erected 1983.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian.

Location. 40° 24.822′ N, 84° 46.842′ W. Marker is in Fort Recovery, Ohio, in Mercer County. It can be reached from West Butler Street near Fort St Clair Street. This marker is located in the area behind the Fort Recovery museum building, and just north of the outdoor amphitheatre. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Recovery OH 45846, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument 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: VanTrees Donation (here, next to this marker); The Greeneville Treaty Boundary Line (a few steps from this marker); Prologue to 1791 (a few steps from this marker); The Franke Historical Walkway (a few steps from this marker); Franke Walkway (a few steps from this marker); Fort Recovery Historical Society Tool Cabin

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(a few steps from this marker); Strong, tall, redheaded Nance (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle of Fallen Timbers and the Treaty of Greeneville (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Recovery.

Photographed by Michael Baker, November 17, 2015

2. Sha'anoe Warrior Monument Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2015, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. This page has been viewed 898 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 25, 2015, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.