Delaware in Delaware County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Pluggy's Town
Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail
Image courtesy of the Historical Marker Database
1. Pluggy's Town Marker
Pluggy's Town
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A larger Mingo town of the
Revolutionary period, and a
constant menace to settlers
east and south of the Ohio.
Here noted Indian Chief
Logan lived for some years.
Erected 1930 by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. (Marker Number C.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission series list.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 40° 18.333′ N, 83° 4.024′ W. Marker was in Delaware, Ohio, in Delaware County. It was at the intersection of North Sandusky Street and East Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Sandusky Street. This marker was located most probably on the northeast corner of the intersection, several blocks west of the Olentangy River and several blocks north of the downtown business district. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 220 North Sandusky Street, Delaware OH 43015, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers.
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More about this marker. This historical marker is part of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail series (type C) which was put in place in 1930 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Ohio's Revolutionary War era Battle of Piqua, by the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission.
In order to accomplish this, in 1929 the state of Ohio created the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission, and then in 1930 this commission created 22 military trails, throughout western Ohio, between Cincinnati, Ohio on the state's southern border and Toledo, Ohio on the state's northern border. Each of these military trails represented the routes, or trails, used by military leaders during either the Revolutionary War, the Indian Wars of 1790 to 1795, or the War of 1812. Each of these military
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2016
2. Pluggy's Town Marker
View looking north on North Sandusky Street, with the probable location of the missing marker being on the northeast corner of the intersection (in the grassy triangle just before the yellow fire hydrant).
The routes of these military trails were in turn marked by type A and type B Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission markers that served as directional (type B) and distance (type A) markers.
Originally, back in 1930, there were erected 70 some of these Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission, type C, markers. To date, there are only 20 some of them that have been located and posted on the Historical Marker database. A number of them are presently missing, and presumed to be permanently lost, including this featured marker.
Also see . . .
1. Pluggy. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 25, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System. A description of the Revolutionary Memorial Trail System developed by the state of Ohio in 1929 - 1930. (Submitted on April 7, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
Additional commentary.
1. More on the missing, Pluggy's Town, ORMC marker
We know from the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission (ORMC) 1931 Planning Report that the "Pluggy's Town" marker existed and that it was "two blocks east" of
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2016
3. Pluggy's Town Marker
View looking south on North Sandusky Street, with the probable location of the missing marker being in the grassy triangle in the foreground of the picture (with the stop sign in the middle).
So this ORMC marker was located somewhere along Sandusky Street and two blocks west of the site of Pluggy's Town, which was located in Mingo Park, along East Lincoln Avenue.
So on our own we can come to the conclusion that this missing ORMC marker was located at the intersection of Sandusky Street & East Lincoln Avenue. However, I do also have an outside collaborating source, to help to authenticate my assumed marker site, and that would be an article in the June 21, 2012 edition of "ThisWeek Community News."
The article states, "For many years, people traveling north through Delaware, Ohio, would have seen a small marker at the corner of Lincoln and Sandusky Streets." Then the article goes on to state, word for word, the text on the missing ORMC marker, thereby confirming that we are talking about the same historical marker.
As the article goes on it states, "A number of years ago, the sign vanished without a trace and no one seems to know what became of it. This is too bad because for quite a long time there was no easy way to find out why the large city park two blocks east of Sandusky Street was called Mingo Park."
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2016
4. Pluggy's Town Marker
View looking east along East Lincoln Avenue, in the direction of where Pluggy's Town was actually located, and where the new marker dedicated for Chief Pluggy's Town has been erected. The probable location of the missing ORMC marker is the street corner in front of the blue roofed car shop.
Our missing ORMC is not replaced, but a new "Pluggy's Town" marker is erected, not at the location of the old ORMC marker, but at the actual location of the Native American village site.
To read more about the area history behind this marker see the link to "ThisWeek Community News" article.
— Submitted April 8, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, March 17, 2016
5. Pluggy's Town Marker
View of a new "Pluggy's Town" marker, placed at the actual site of the village, in a nearby park.
Photographed by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission
6. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission Marker Types
View of the three types of markers used by the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. The marker on the left is a type A marker, the marker in the middle is a type C (just like our missing marker), and the marker on the right is a type B.
Image courtesy of the MidPointe Library System (www.MidPointeLibrary.org)
7. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Map
A view of an original Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Map, from 1930. For a better view double click on this picture.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,392 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 8, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6. submitted on April 20, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 7. submitted on April 8, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
