Wapakoneta Heritage Parkway
Plaque # 1
The Shawnee Indians were driven from the southern United States in the late 17th and early 18th centuries by white settlers and Catawba, Cherokee and Chickasaw Nations. the Shawnee were given permission by the Miamis and Wyandots to settle in Ohio and following the French and Indian War, the Miamis largely withdrew from Ohio leaving the Shawnees as the dominant Indian power in the region. In 1782 the Shawnees occupied Wapakoneta after being driven from Piqua by General George Rogers Clark in retaliation for Shawnee raids on Ohio River traffic and frontier settlements in Kentucky.
Plaque #2
The Treaty of Greenville in 1795
reserved most of the Old Northwest Territory
for the Indians. Many Indians were convinced
however, that in spite of Treaty promises to
the contrary, all Indian lands would eventually
be occupied by the white man. To forestall such
a development, the legendary Tecumseh launched
a campaign to unite all Indians in a single
confederacy dedicated to driving the whites
back beyond the Alleghenies. In defiance
of Black Hoof and other Shawnee chiefs at
Wapakoneta,
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Plaque #3
Tecumseh enjoyed little success in forming
a confederacy and his defiance of the
chiefs led to his expulsion from Wapakoneta
in the early 1800’s. This, as a result of
internal dissension. The Shawnee divided
during the War of 1812 with Tecumseh and
his followers supporting Britain while the
majority of the Shawnees under Black Hoof
either remained neutral or actively
supported the United States.
Following the war with Britain, the Treaty
of Spring Wells (1815) guaranteed all pre-war
boundaries between Indian and white man. In
treaties at the Maumee Rapids (1817) and St.
Marys (1818) The Spring Wells pact was
repudiated by the Americans, however, and the
Shawnees were forced onto reservations at
Hog Creek, Lewistown, and Wapakoneta in an
effort to more easily influence them into
adopting the ways of white civilization.
Plaque #4
During the 1820’s public opinion
concluded that “civilization” of the eastern
Indians
Plaque #5
Among the many prominent Shawnees who
lived at Wapakoneta were the following,
Tecumseh, the most famous of all Shawnees
this skilled orator, statesman and strategist
organized and led the last great Indian
resistance to the Americans in the old
northwest. Commissioned a Brigadier General
in the British army, he was killed while
leading his warriors against the Americans
at the Battle of the Thames in 1813.
Weh-Yah-Pih-Ehr-Sehn-Wah, or Blue Jacket,
a white captive who became a war chief of
the Shawnees and who, with Little Turtle
of the Miamis,
Plaque #6
Catahecassa, or Black Hoof, was an
unrelenting foe of the white man for
most of his life. he made peace with the
Americans at the Treaty of Green Ville in
1975 and thereafter, until his death in
1831, was a firm advocate of peaceful
coexistence with the white man.
Spamagelabe, or Captain James Logan,
was raised and educated by the white man.
He returned to his tribe in Wapakoneta and
became a powerful chief. He lost his life
while serving with the U.S.Army during the
War of 1812. To honor this gallant Indian
ally, a section of land, today known as
Logan Township, was given to his children.
Erected 2004 by Kiwanis Fraternal Order of Eagles 691 American Legion Post 330.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1782.
Location. 40° 34.251′ N, 84° 11.621′ W.
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: Neil Armstrong Homecoming Statue (a few steps from this marker); Lengerich Garden (a few steps from this marker); Five Fun Facts About Neil Armstrong & Wapakoneta (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Apollow 11 Mission and the First Moon Walk (about 400
Additional keywords. Catahecassa Blackhoof Tecumseh Blue Jacket Anthony Wayne
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,317 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on July 31, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
