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

U Mkvwalamakufewa Tikvmfa / Memorial to Tecumtha

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2008

1. U Mkvwalamakufewa Tikvmfa / Memorial to Tecumtha

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

U Mkvwalamakufewa Tikvmfa Inv msi srwvnowi nrgrni-ilafitv, ugimv macimi pligitiyawi cinvli ini inglast-mrn-ewi svmrkv-nagi, u mvmagoli cinvleli Sir Isaac Brock sifoli ina 1812 lvgitvhfowanagi.

Usgi-lanvwawi ina March, 1768 lvgitvhfo-wa-nagi, ini tvhdagi msi tigikvmi lrkufwa lanv wv ikusgrgi ilanvlu yalrwvhqagi takv-wihi watvhkufvgi ini pvsidowi cvlvhgrfagi uci.

Nfaqi ina October 5, 1813 lvgitvhfowa-nagi, iah bami negrniwi weci-nvhgamrci ni nanvudomanvhi ini tvh nochademrwrci nihi takuhsi-yawi nochadewanhi thamas sidota, chetham, beci-drmqa Ontario, kanadegi.

Yomv mkvwalamakufewa lrcimowa srwvnwv u gahdrcimowa pvyaci si lanvwawici uci, ud ryeci gicitvwa-ladrnrwv nihki wvyrkutv giki pvyaci igi srwvnwv utfwalowa.

Translation
Memorial to Tecumtha The great Shawnee leader, chief, and brigadier general in the British Army, by appointment of General Sir Isaac Brock in 1812.

Born March, 1768, at the Great Springs, a few arrow flights south-east of Old Chillicothe.

Killed, October 5, 1813, while leading

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our warriors against the American forces at the Battle of the Thames, Chetham, Province of Ontario, Canada.

This memorial record is from Shawnee history, faithfully preserved by the historians of the Shawnee Nation.

Authorized by the Absentee Shawnee Business Committee
Gan-waw-pea-se-ka, Thomas W. Alford • Gua-lay-path-ka-ka, John E. Snake • Nana-quaw-coms-ka-ka, Thos. B. Hood • Kah-ke-peas-ka-ka, Jacob Buckheart

Erected 1931 by William A. Galloway, M.D.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • War of 1812. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1768.

Location. 39° 43.717′ N, 83° 56.222′ W. Marker is in Oldtown, Ohio, in Greene County. Memorial is on U.S. 68, 0.1 miles south of Brush Row Road, on the right when traveling south. The marker has been removed for the construction of the new Interpretive Center for Great Council State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Xenia OH 45385, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Bullskin Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Sexton Point (approx. 0.3 miles away); Birthplace of Tecumseh (approx. 0.4 miles away); Stevenson Road Bridge (approx. 2.1 miles away); Stevenson Road Covered Bridge

U Mkvwalamakufewa Tikvmfa image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2008

2. U Mkvwalamakufewa Tikvmfa

(approx. 2.1 miles away); Stevenson Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Stevenson Cemetery Gate (approx. 2.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oldtown.

Memorial to Tecumtha image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2008

3. Memorial to Tecumtha

U Mkvwalamakufewa Tikvmfa / Memorial to Tecumtha Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2008

4. U Mkvwalamakufewa Tikvmfa / Memorial to Tecumtha Marker

Marker is the southernmost of five at the motel, seen behind the left pole of the motel entrance sign.

Interpretive Center for the new Great Council State Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Wesley Baker, February 26, 2024

5. Interpretive Center for the new Great Council State Park

The center is being built on the site of the old motel, so all of the markers have been removed.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,403 times since then and 60 times this year. Last updated on February 26, 2024, by J. Wesley Baker of Springfield, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 2, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on February 26, 2024, by J. Wesley Baker of Springfield, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.