Piqua in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Village of Huntersville
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
1. The Village of Huntersville Marker
Inscription.
The Village of Huntersville. . The roots of Huntersville began when John and Elizabeth Hilliard purchased this former Shawnee tribal land in 1797 from Ohio's largest land speculator Judge John Symmes. When Symmes defaulted on his payments, the Hilliards found themselves repurchasing their own land from the federal government. These uncertain land claims defeated their 1799 attempt to found "Hilliardstown." David Hunter purchased the abandoned village site in 1833. He re-surveyed the land in 1838 creating an eighteen lot, two street village that he named Huntersville. The village incorporated in 1848, but was annexed by the neighboring city of Piqua in 1893. At the time Huntersville had a population of over 760, its own school system, a volunteer fire department, gas lights, and an assortment of saloons, boarding houses, and grocery stores.
The roots of Huntersville began when John and Elizabeth Hilliard purchased this former Shawnee tribal land in 1797 from Ohio's largest land speculator Judge John Symmes. When Symmes defaulted on his payments, the Hilliards found themselves repurchasing their own land from the federal government. These uncertain land claims defeated their 1799 attempt to found "Hilliardstown." David Hunter purchased the abandoned village site in 1833. He re-surveyed the land in 1838 creating an eighteen lot, two street village that he named Huntersville. The village incorporated in 1848, but was annexed by the neighboring city of Piqua in 1893. At the time Huntersville had a population of over 760, its own school system, a volunteer fire department, gas lights, and an assortment of saloons, boarding houses, and grocery stores.
Erected 2007 by Piqua Community Foundation, Miami County Milestones Committee, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 27-55.)
W. Marker is in Piqua, Ohio, in Miami County. Marker is on 1st Street near E. Main Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is at the east end of the Shawnee Bridge in Rowan Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Piqua OH 45356, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
2. The Village of Huntersville Marker
Shawnee Bridge in background, looking west.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
3. The Village of Huntersville Marker
In Rowan Park, with Vice Admiral Stephen Rowan, USN, memorial to left.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,324 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
