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By Craig Doda, November 18, 2018
Burial Mound Marker
1 Ohio, Adams County, Peebles — Burial Mound
Adena culture 600 B.C. to A.D. 100Map (db m214410) HM
2 Ohio, Adams County, Peebles — Burial Mound
Fort Ancient culture A.D. 1000 to 1650Map (db m214411) HM
3 Ohio, Adams County, Peebles — The Serpent In American Indian Traditions
In the traditions of many American Indian tribes, the Great Serpent was a powerful spirit. People could call upon the Great Serpent for the power to cure-illnesses or to be successful in hunting animals. The Great Serpent offered its power in the . . . Map (db m214415) HM
4 Ohio, Adams County, Peebles — The Shawnee And The King Of The Serpents
According to Tenskwatawa, often referred to as the Shawnee Prophet, when the first Shawnee people came to this land many thousands of years ago, several warriors were lost when they were taken beneath the sea on the back of an immense turtle. . . . Map (db m214417) HM
5 Ohio, Adams County, Peebles — The Village Site
Frederic W. Putnam, the Harvard University archaeologist who studied Serpent Mound in the late 1800s, described this area as a village site - actually two overlapping village sites, one earlier and one later. Here he found "sites of . . . Map (db m214418) HM
6 Ohio, Adams County, Peebles — What Is An Effigy Mound?
An effigy mound is a geoglyph, or symbol made of earth. The most common effigy mounds in North America are animal effigies. Ohio has only two well-documented effigy mounds, Serpent Mound and Alligator Mound. Ohio's effigy mounds were . . . Map (db m214420) HM
7 Ohio, Adams County, Peebles, Bratton Township — Astronomical Alignments At Serpent Mound
The head of Serpent Mound is lined up to the point on the western horizon where the sun sets on the Summer Solstice – the longest day of the year. Some think the three main curves of the serpent's body point to the Summer Solstice sunrise, . . . Map (db m214409) HM
8 Ohio, Adams County, Peebles, Bratton Township — Exploring Serpent MoundFredric Ward Putnam
"the most singular sensation of awe and admiration overwhelmed me … there seemed to come to me a picture as of a distant time, of a people with strange customs, and with it came the demand for an interpretation of this mystery. The . . . Map (db m214412) HM
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9 Ohio, Adams County, Peebles, Bratton Township — Serpent Mound Impact Crater
Serpent Mound sits within a large crater almost nine miles across. The bedrock in the center of the crater has been thrust upwards to between 400 and 900 feet above its original position, while an outer ring of bedrock has dropped from at least . . . Map (db m214414) HM
10 Ohio, Adams County, Sinking Spring — Welcome To Serpent Mound
"Serpent Mound was purposefully built for a special, sacred purpose. I should think that anyone that views the Serpent will realize its sacredness and treat this place as they would any cathedral, synagogue, or mosque. When we see . . . Map (db m214419) HM
11 Ohio, Adams County, Sinking Spring — Who Built Serpent Mound?
The ancestors of the American Indians of the Eastern Woodlands built Serpent Mound, but archaeologists disagree about when they built it. Some argue that the Adena culture built the mound around 2,300 years ago. This is the same culture . . . Map (db m214422) HM
12 Ohio, Adams County, Sinking Spring, Brushcreek Township — A Missing Coil?
Archaeologists from Ohio Valley Archaeology, Inc. assisted by volunteers, followed up on the magnetometry survey by excavating a trench across a portion of the lost coll feature. The results suggested that part of the mound had once covered this . . . Map (db m214408) HM
13 Ohio, Adams County, Sinking Spring, Brushcreek Township — The Serpent Mound
The serpent head was first described by Squire and Davis in "Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley" 1843 Saved from destruction in 1885 by Fredrick Ward Futnam, Professor of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University. . . . Map (db m214416) HM
14 Ohio, Adams County, West Union — Zane TraceTreber Inn — Asahel Eddington —
Ohio’s first highway and mail route authorized by Congress 1796 marked and cleared in 1797 by Col. Ebenezer Zane a blazed trail, it became the route of the old stage line from Maysville to Wheeling used by noted statesmen to and from the . . . Map (db m121836) HM
15 Ohio, Adams County, Wrightsville — Buckeye Station
One half mile north of this monument the home of Gen. Nathaniel Massie, founder of Manchester in 1791, first settlement in the Virginia Military District. Residence of Charles Willing Byrd, Secretary and Acting Governor, Northwest Territory and . . . Map (db m45344) HM
16 Ohio, Allen County, Bluffton — Celebrating Our Heritage Mural
Bluffton, Ohio Est. 1861 Celebrating Our Heritage This fair lady continues to bless our modern & diverse community. Early explorers & surveyors paved the way for Mennonite homesteads. Native peoples enjoying Nature's . . . Map (db m196224) HM
17 Ohio, Allen County, Fort Shawnee — Shawnee Indian Reservation / U.S. Military Reserve
Shawnee Indian Reservation 1817-1831 Established by treaty with the Shawnee Indians September 29, 1817, following the War of 1812. This 25 square mile reservation which adjoined the United States military reserve, was occupied by the . . . Map (db m196048) HM
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18 Ohio, Allen County, Hartford, Amanda Township — Cultural History of the Prairie
Imagine what Ohio's early inhabitants thought when they first gazed across a vast ocean of tall grasses. What did the prairie hold in store for them? Early Native American tribes, like the Miami, Ottawa and Potawatomi, found the prairie to be a . . . Map (db m236507) HM
19 Ohio, Allen County, Lafayette — 2-4 — McKee's Hill
Following the American Revolution, the British Crown sought to retain possession of the Ohio Country by sending chief British Indian Agent Alexander McKee and others to establish trading posts with Native Americans and resist American settlement. In . . . Map (db m238374) HM
20 Ohio, Allen County, Lima — Allen County, Ohio
Allen County was originally Indian territory not opened for settlement until 1817, and was formally surveyed in 1820. County government was organized in 1831 and with the improvement of roads, settlers came and established communities in every part . . . Map (db m22930) HM
21 Ohio, Allen County, Lima — Circular Street
This street follows the course of an Old Indian Trail that joined the Tawa Indian town on the Auglaize River to the Black Swamp Trail near Lafayette. At one time, this corner was the junction of Three Early Roads, Wapakoneta Rd. - Main St. - . . . Map (db m63077) HM
22 Ohio, Allen County, Lima — In Memory of Chief P-H-T and the Hawg Creek Shawnee
In memory of PHT and the Hawg Creek Shawnee. This area was their home until the 1830's when they were forcibly removed by the U.S. government. Some stayed and their descendants live here to this day. Chief PHT died before the removal and was buried . . . Map (db m79664) HM
23 Ohio, Allen County, Lima — Shawnee Council HouseHeadquarters of Shawnee Indian Reservation
Headquarters of the Shawnee Indian Reservation Shawnee Indian Council House located 250 feet eastMap (db m77682) HM
24 Ohio, Allen County, Lima — Shawnee Council House Reported missing
In 1831, the Shawnee Indians built a 20 x 30 ft. hewed-log council house within their Hog Creek Settlement. It was located about 270 ft. east of this marker. After the Indians’ forced exodus west, it served as a temporary dwelling for the Griffith . . . Map (db m100742) HM
25 Ohio, Allen County, Lima — Tawa Town Reported damaged
The headwaters of the Auglaize are just south of you. You are on the old Auglaize-Miami portage trail, the most direct canoe route between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. Here, long before white men arrived and until 1817, was an Indian settlement -- . . . Map (db m194331) HM
26 Ohio, Allen County, Lima — The Henry Boose Site
In 1959 this area was discovered to be an almost four thousand year old burial ground of the Glacial Kame People-named for the distinctive gravel elevations in which their dead were buried. The area was once a farm owned by Henry Boose, an early . . . Map (db m78679) HM
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27 Ohio, Allen County, Lima — The Shawnee Indian Reservation
Northeast corner of The Shawnee Indian Reservation of 25 square miles in present-day Shawnee Township. Home of the Hog Creek Shawnees from 1817 to their removal to Kansas in 1833. Granted to the Shawnees by treaty September 29, 1817. . . . Map (db m63069) HM
28 Ohio, Allen County, Spencerville — Fort Amanda
Erected by order of General William H. Harrison in October 1812 and became an important depository of army stores during the war.Map (db m19821) HM
29 Ohio, Allen County, Spencerville — C — Fort AmandaOhio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Reported missing
. . . Map (db m235856) HM
30 Ohio, Allen County, Spencerville — Site of the 86 Acre Homestead of Dye Sunderland
Site of the 86 acre homestead of Dye Sunderland who served in Captain Samuel McCormick's Company of The War of 1812 Here in 1820, on the site of the Indian town of Tawa the Sunderland family established the First Permanent Home in . . . Map (db m91455) HM
31 Ohio, Ashland County, Ashland — 2-3 — Frontier Violence During the War of 1812
Tensions between Native Americans and Euro-American settlers remained high on the Ohio frontier during the War of 1812. Grievances mounted rapidly following the removal of the Greentown Delawares to Piqua in the late summer of 1812. On September . . . Map (db m28800) HM
32 Ohio, Ashland County, Bailey Lake — James Lake
James Lake is a 4 1/2 acre lake that drains an 85 acre area west of the village. The water enters James Lake through 3 private lakes. The lake was a gift to the village from the Don and Mary Ringler family and is called James Lake in honor . . . Map (db m166365) HM
33 Ohio, Ashland County, Perrysville — 4-3 — Greentown Delaware Village
A migration of Indians throughout Ohio began due to unstable conditions created by the American Revolution. The massacre of Christian Indians at the Moravian mission of Gnadenhutten in 1782 and Colonel William Crawford’s expedition against . . . Map (db m168811) HM
34 Ohio, Ashtabula County, Andover — 8-4 — Pymatuning Wetlands / Pymatuning Reservoir
Pymatuning Wetlands The advancing and retreating mile-high glacial sheet of ice and snow shaped the countryside around this area. As the last of the ice masses melted, a great swamp developed, punctuated by towering white pines, bogs, and . . . Map (db m107661) HM
35 Ohio, Ashtabula County, Ashtabula — The Ashtabula RiverFrom Shipping Mecca to Contaminated Waterway to Revitalized Harbor
More than 400 years ago, the Iroquois and Algonquin Native American tribes settled in the Ashtabula River basin, and named the river "Hash-tah-buh-lah"—"river of many fish." The Ashtabula River became a shipping hub over the following . . . Map (db m132365) HM
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36 Ohio, Ashtabula County, Conneaut — Archaeology Of Conneaut Fort
Today, much more accurate information is known about the prehistoric occupation of Conneaut Fort thanks to scientific excavations conducted by a team from Case Western Reserve University in 1971. The styles of pottery and projectile points found . . . Map (db m213855) HM
37 Ohio, Ashtabula County, Conneaut — Conneaut Fort and Conneaut Works
The first Euro-American settlers arrived in the Conneaut area in 1798. As they began clearing the of prior Native American occupation of the area. Early settler Aaron Wright reported the existence of a graveyard containing some 2,000-3,000 . . . Map (db m213856) HM
38 Ohio, Ashtabula County, Conneaut — The Prehistory of Northeast Ohio
The prehistory of Ohio is generally divided into four major time periods: The Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, and Proto-historic periods. The Archaic and Woodland are each further sub-divided into Early, Middle, and Late time periods. The . . . Map (db m214343) HM
39 Ohio, Ashtabula County, Windsor — 1-4 — Prehistoric Earthworks / The Prehistoric Erie
Prehistoric Earthworks Indians built a fortification across this neck of land sometime before 1650. A low wall is all that remains today of a stockade where earth had been piled at the base of posts. The stockade and the naturally steep . . . Map (db m224955) HM
40 Ohio, Athens County, The Plains — 7 — Hartman (George Connett Mounds) MoundMound #7 on the map
Largest mound on The Plains, 40 foot high and 140 in diameter. It has not been excavated and therefore is one of the few remaining mounds whose shape and size has not been altered. A second mound just south of Hartman Mound was 6 foot high and 40 . . . Map (db m175135) HM
41 Ohio, Athens County, The Plains — Wolfe Plains Adena Mound GroupOfficial name of the group of mounds located in The Plains — History of the Adena People and their Mounds —
The Adena Culture was a Pre-Columbian Native American Culture that existed from 1000 B.C. to 100 A.D. in a time known as the Early Woodland Period. The Adena People existed throughout present day Ohio and its neighboring states. The Adena . . . Map (db m174985) HM
42 Ohio, Auglaize County, Buckland — White Feather's TownShawnee Village on the Auglaize River
The Shawnee chief Na-Wa-Ba-She-Ka or White Feather resided here- in the town which was located on both sides of the Auglaize River. A North- South trail paralleled the river and ran through the town on the east bank. The same trail went through an . . . Map (db m74880) HM
43 Ohio, Auglaize County, Cridersville — The Shawnee In Western Ohio
Long before there was a State of Ohio, the forests that covered western Ohio were the hunting grounds of native American tribes. The Shawnee tribes established a community on the banks of the Auglaize River that they called Waughpaughkonnetta as . . . Map (db m237805) HM
44 Ohio, Auglaize County, Fort Shawnee — 1-6 — Fort AmandaOhio Historical Marker
After Gen. William Hull's surrender at Detroit early in the War of 1812, most of Michigan Territory came under British and Indian control. To prevent a possible invasion of Ohio, Gen. William Henry Harrison, commander of the Northwestern Army, . . . Map (db m165760) HM
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45 Ohio, Auglaize County, Minster — Minster
Founded in 1832 as Stallostown on an Indian trail that ran from Loramie Creek to St. Mary's River.Map (db m238252) HM
46 Ohio, Auglaize County, Minster — Minster
Founded in 1832 as Stallostown on an Indian trail that ran from Loramie Creek to St. Mary's River.Map (db m238598) HM
47 Ohio, Auglaize County, Minster, Jackson Township — Minster
Founded in 1832 as Stallostown on an Indian Trail that ran from Loramie Creek to St. Mary's RiverMap (db m228084) HM
48 Ohio, Auglaize County, St. Johns — Blackhoof's Last Home
Blackhoof: Born in Florida about 1721. Arriving in this vicinity 1783 - Surnames: Cut-The-We-Ka-Saw or Catahecassa - Principal Chief of Shawnee Indian Nation - erected here in 1822. In a clearing of the vast forest a two story 18'x24' log house - . . . Map (db m237214) HM
49 Ohio, Auglaize County, St. Johns — CatahecassaBlackhoof Memorial
Nearby sleeps Chief (Blackhoof) Catahecassa, last principle chief of the Shawnees prior to their removal to Kansas in 1832. This was Blackhoofs town where he lived and died in Sept. 1831, at the age of 109. He fought with the French against Braddock . . . Map (db m16971) HM
50 Ohio, Auglaize County, St. Marys — Fort St. Marys
Erected here in 1795 by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, probably after the signing of the Greenville Treaty, on land ceded by the Indians. This area was also the site of the signing of the Treaty of St. Marys in 1818 (the Indian campsites being to the . . . Map (db m19855) HM
51 Ohio, Auglaize County, St. Marys — Saint Marys River
To the right is the Saint Marys River. This waterway was used by the Indians for generations as a route to hunting grounds in Kentucky. French, and later English traders traversed its course with trade goods in exchange for furs. James Girty, a . . . Map (db m30258) HM
52 Ohio, Auglaize County, St. Marys — The headwaters of the St. Marys River lie just southeast of the City of St. Marys.
The headwaters of the St. Marys River be just southeast of the City of St. Marys. The ever flows generally northwest to Wayne, Indiana, where it meets with the St. Joseph River in downtown ft. Wayne to form the Maumee River. The Maumee then flows . . . Map (db m228266) HM
53 Ohio, Auglaize County, Wapakoneta — Wapaghonetta Reservationthe Shawnee Reservation at Wapakoneta — the Eastern Boundary marker —
By the Treaties at the Maumee Rapids in 1817, and 1818 at St. Mary’s, the Shawnee Indians were given a reservation of ten miles by twelve miles. This being the eastern boundary line. Indian Towns within this area were Blackhoof’s (now St. Johns), . . . Map (db m237213) HM
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54 Ohio, Auglaize County, Wapakoneta — Wapakoneta(Wapaughkonnetta)
Council House (Capital) of the Shawnee from c.1798 until their forced removal to Kansas in 1832Map (db m178525) HM
55 Ohio, Auglaize County, Wapakoneta — Wapakoneta(Wapaughkonnetta)
Council House (Capital) of the Shawnee from c.1798 until their forced removal to Kansas in 1832Map (db m237656) HM
56 Ohio, Auglaize County, Wapakoneta — Wapakoneta(Wapaughkonnetta)
Council House (Capital) of the Shawnee from c.1798 until their forced removal to Kansas in 1832Map (db m237752) HM
57 Ohio, Auglaize County, Wapakoneta — 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 . . . Map (db m86526) HM
58 Ohio, Belmont County, Martins Ferry — Elizabeth Zane
In memory of Elizabeth Zane whose heroic deed saved Fort Henry in 1782 Erected May 30, 1928Map (db m28446) HM
59 Ohio, Belmont County, Martins Ferry — 3-7 — Walnut Grove Cemetery
The Walnut Grove Cemetery is the burial place of members of the Zane and Martin families. Their graves lie within the brick enclosure. The cemetery is also the resting-place of many early Martins Ferry residents, including veterans of the . . . Map (db m28444) HM
60 Ohio, Brown County, Russellville — B — Logan's Crossing 1796 Directional MarkerOhio Revolutionary Memorial Trail
Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail $50 Fine or 10 days imprison- ment or both for defacing this marker Ohio State General Code Section 12489Map (db m137356) HM
61 Ohio, Butler County, Hamilton — Fort Hamilton
Legend A- Platform Bastion on which cannon were placed B- Bastion with blockhouse-Store house C- Commanding officer's quarters D- Dragoon Barracks E- Infantry Barracks F- Artificer's Building G- Granary H- Store . . . Map (db m199376) HM
62 Ohio, Butler County, Hamilton — 44-9 — Lewis-Sample Farmstead / Butler County's American Indian Heritage
Lewis-Sample Farmstead. The farmstead shares the name of the Lewis and Sample families, two owners since European-descended settlers began moving into the Ohio County in the late 1700s. Andrew (1762-1847) and Martha Lewis (1774-1852) acquired . . . Map (db m157034) HM
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63 Ohio, Butler County, Hamilton — Native American Trail
The site for Fort Hamilton was chosen because of a ford on the Great Miami River at the approximate site of the High - Main Street Bridge. That shallow crossing was believed to have been on an ancient Indian trail known as the Wabash Trail. The . . . Map (db m73615) HM
64 Ohio, Butler County, Miltonville — 5-9 — Village of Miltonville
The village of Miltonville, located along the banks of Elk Creek, was platted in 1816 by George Bennett, Theophilus Eaglesfield, and Richard V. V. Crane. The creek served two grist mills, one built around 1804 and operated by a free black, Bambo . . . Map (db m28776) HM
65 Ohio, Carroll County, Carrollton — The Algonquin Mill
The Algonquin Mill was named for an Indian camp site near the settlement which is now Petersburg. This structure, built about 1826, replaced an earlier mill. Originally operated by water power from Little McQuire Creek, it drove two sets of burrs. . . . Map (db m159707) HM
66 Ohio, Carroll County, Malvern — 2-10 — The Great Trail / The Ohio Country in the Revolution
Side A The Great Trail Gateway to the Ohio Country The ancient trail that passed near this spot was the major overland route entering the Ohio Country from the east through the 1700s. Also known as the Tuscarawas Path, the . . . Map (db m80715) HM
67 Ohio, Carroll County, Pekin — The Great Trail
The Great Indian Trail between Ft. Pitt and Chillicothe followed this route. In 1764 Col. Henry Bouquet and his expedition followed this trail to Coshocton to free 200 captives held by the Seneca, Delawares, and Shawnee Tribes. The resulting treaty . . . Map (db m159651) HM
68 Ohio, Champaign County, Cable — Jacob and Martha Boggs Johnson1805- 1905 — Century Farm, from Indian Cabin —
This memorial is in memory of Jacob and Martha Boggs Johnson, and marks the spot where the Indian cabin stood Into which they moved April 1. 1805. With other pioneers they came as the Indians departed and worthily bore their part in subduing . . . Map (db m127297) HM
69 Ohio, Champaign County, Urbana — 3-11 — In Memory of Simon Kenton
Simon Kenton who is buried here. During the Revolutionary War he frequently served as scout under George Rogers Clark and later praised Clark for his role in saving the Kentucky settlements. Kenton's Indian captivity of 1778-79 acquainted him with . . . Map (db m34088) HM
70 Ohio, Champaign County, Urbana — 34-11 — War Council of 1812 / Old Grave Yard
War Council of 1812. To confirm that the Treaty of Greenville would be upheld, Ohio Governor Return J. Meigs called a council with Native Americans June 6-9, 1812. He sought approval to cross native land when marching to Canada and to ensure . . . Map (db m81636) HM
71 Ohio, Clark County, Enon, Indian Mound Estates — Adena Mound Enon Ohio1200 BC - 1000 AD — National Historic Site —
This Adena Mound is the second largest conical mound in Ohio. These large conical mounds are believed to be Adena while the many small or effigy mounds are Hopewell, a later culture. This mound is the property of the Village of Enon. . . . Map (db m100536) HM
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72 Ohio, Clark County, Enon, Indian Mound Estates — Enon Adena Mound
First settlers in the area were the Adena Native Americans, known for their mounds like the one in Enon, Ohio. Adena, Hopewell, and Fort Ancient cultures developed earthworks, circa 52 BC to 1500 AD. These three nations were located in much of the . . . Map (db m175284) HM
73 Ohio, Clark County, Springfield — First Tavern in Springfield1801-1924
This Marks the Site of The First Tavern in Springfield Near Which In 1808 A Permanent Peace Treaty Was Made By Simon Kenton and Others With the Indians Map (db m217174) HM
74 Ohio, Clark County, Springfield — C — Kenton's StockadeOhio Revolutionary Memorial Trail
Near here, at the forks of the Mad River, in 1799 Simon Kenton and other Kentuckians erected the first American Stockade in the Mad River Valley.Map (db m137376) HM
75 Ohio, Clark County, Springfield — Madonna of the Trail
Text on the Front (South) Side of Monument: Madonna of the Trail N S D A R Memorial to the Pioneer Mothers of the Covered Wagon Days Text on the Left (West) Side of Monument: The National Road Completed by . . . Map (db m108458)
76 Ohio, Clark County, Springfield — Tecumseh - the Great Shawnee Leader
A great warrior and a charismatic orator, Tecumseh (shooting star) was born to Puckeshinewa and Methoataske in March of 1768, at the Peckuwe village on the Mad River west of present day Springfield, Ohio. Present at the August 8, 1780 Battle of . . . Map (db m217519) HM
77 Ohio, Clark County, Springfield, Shawnee Hills — In Memory of Those Men Who Died in the Battle of Piqua
"In memory of those men who died in the Battle of Piqua, August 8, 1780, the largest Revolutionary War battle West of the Alleghenies."Map (db m35288) HM
78 Ohio, Clark County, Springfield, Shawnee Springs — Battle of PiquaAugust 8, 1780
Within this park and immediate vicinity, former site of the Shawnee Indian Village of Piqua. The Shawnees and their British Allies were defeated by General George Rogers Clark with his army of Kentucky Frontiersmen. This battle greatly advanced the . . . Map (db m35295) HM
79 Ohio, Clark County, Springfield, Shawnee Springs — General George Rogers Clark / Tecumseh
[Front Side of Marker] Here General George Rogers Clark With his Kentucky soldiers Defeated and drove From this region The Shawnee Indians August 8 1780 Thus aiding to make The Northwest Territory Part of the . . . Map (db m35379) HM
80 Ohio, Clark County, Springfield, Shawnee Springs — Peckuwe Shawnee Memorial
The Shawnee village of Peckuwe stood on this site until August 8, 1780. This village was inhabited by the Peckuwe and Kispoko Divisions of the Shawnee Tribe. The Shawnee, along with the other tribes in Ohio, often placed a large cedar pole in . . . Map (db m35274) HM
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81 Ohio, Clark County, Springfield, Shawnee Springs — The Battle of PiquaAugust 8th, 1780
Approximately three miles west of Springfield at the present site of George Rogers Clark Memorial Park lay the Shawnee Indian Town called Piqua. This town was the site of the battle of Piqua on August 8th, 1780 - one of the last battles of the . . . Map (db m35171) HM
82 Ohio, Clark County, Springfield, Shawnee Springs — The Battle of Piqua, or Picawey
Before you lay Piqua, or Picawey, a Shawnee settlement where 1,000 Kentucky militiamen under Col. George Rogers Clark defeated an alliance of Shawnee, Delaware, Mingo and Wyandot warriors on August 8, 1780 in the largest battle fought west of the . . . Map (db m34207) HM
83 Ohio, Clark County, Springfield, Tecumseh Acres — Tecumseh(1768-1813)
Statesman, Warrior and Patriot was born March 1768, three miles west of Springfield, close to Route 40 - State Route 369 - at the Shawnee Indian Town called Piqua. Site of the battle of Piqua, August 8th, 1780, presently George Rogers Clark Memorial . . . Map (db m35123) HM
84 Ohio, Clermont County, East Fork State Park — Elk Lick Mound
Throughout times historic and prehistoric, the relatively flat land, rich soils and ample water supply of the Little Miami River valley have proved appealing to populations settling here. The Adena people inhabited this area from approximately . . . Map (db m204653) HM
85 Ohio, Clermont County, Edenton — Xenia RoadBullskin Trace — Clermont County Bicentennial Marker — Reported missing
The stone monument in the adjacent field commemorates the Bullskin trace, an old Indian trail used by Daniel Boone to escape the Shawnee Indians in 1778. Used by soldiers of General Anthony Wayne’s Army in 1793. It was made the Xenia State road in . . . Map (db m207762) HM
86 Ohio, Clermont County, Edenton — Xenia State Road Old Indian Trail MonumentBullskin Trace — Xenia Trace
Used by Boone to escape in 1778, by General Wayne in Indian Campaign, 1793. Made state road, 1807. Used for ammunition train, 1812. Underground Railroad prior 1861Map (db m204973) HM
87 Ohio, Clermont County, Williamsburg — Grassy Run Battlefield — Clermont County Bicentennial Marker —
In these fields on the southwest side of the east Fork of the Little Miami River, opposite the mouth of Grassy Run, was fought the Battle of Grassy Run April 10, 1792. Simon Kenton led a group of frontiersmen from Limestone (Maysville), KY . . . Map (db m95461) HM
88 Ohio, Clermont County, Williamsburg — Last Indian Battle Reported missing
Last Indian Battle fought March 16, 1792 on the south bank of East Fork Creek near the mouth of Grassy Run Clermont County Tecumseh Shawnee Chjef, known as “Blazing Star”, and Simon Kenton, a scout, were engaged in a sharp . . . Map (db m95462) HM
89 Ohio, Clinton County, Sabina — 4-14 — Beam Farm Mound
Built by people of the Adena or Hopewell cultures during the Early to Middle Woodland era (circa 800 B.C - 500 A.D), the Beam Farm Mound, 1200 feet northwest, has stood on the uplands overlooking Anderson Fork for two thousand years. Notable among . . . Map (db m121070) HM
90 Ohio, Clinton County, Wilmington — 1-14 — Deserted Camp
Near this site in October 1786 General Benjamin Logan with an army of 700 Kentucky volunteers camped on their way to destroy seven Indian towns in the Mad River Valley. During the night a renegade deserted the camp to warn the Indians. The army . . . Map (db m121033) HM WM
91 Ohio, Clinton County, Wilmington — 6-14 — Indian Trails of Clinton County
Side A: Clinton County was a major center of activity for the Shawnee, Miami, and Delaware Indians. Early traces and trails developed as Indians traveled from village to village; gathered flint, salt and gold; traded furs, mica, and feldspar; . . . Map (db m27827) HM
92 Ohio, Columbiana County, East Liverpool, East End — 18-15 — Land Ordinance of 1785 / The Seven Ranges
Land Ordinance of 1785. In April 1784, the Continental Congress adopted the Report of Government for the Western Territory, a broad plan drafted primarily by Thomas Jefferson for organizing the United States' new western lands that were ceded . . . Map (db m221421) HM
93 Ohio, Coshocton County, Coshocton — Bouquet’s Camp
On the hill north of here was made, in 1764. The memorable treaty which brought almost continuous peace between the Indians and the Whites. The expedition of 1500 men, under Col. Henry Bouquet, marched from Fort Pitt reaching the Forks of the . . . Map (db m3289) HM
94 Ohio, Coshocton County, Coshocton — 1-16 — Bouquet’s Expedition
1764. Lt.Col. Henry Bouquet with 1500 British regulars and American Militia penetrated the Ohio wilderness to crush Chief Pontiac’s Indian conspiracy. Here at the forks of the Muskingum River during October and November, Bouquet subdued the . . . Map (db m3286) HM
95 Ohio, Coshocton County, Coshocton — Broadhead Massacre
Around the spring nearby, was perpetrated, on April 20, 1781, the massacre of 20 Indians by Col. Daniel Broadhead's army of 300. This slaying was committed following destruction, the same day, of the two villages, Goschachgunk, (Coshocton) and . . . Map (db m14707) HM
96 Ohio, Coshocton County, Coshocton — Delaware Nation Council House
Goschachgunk (Blackbear Town), now Coshocton, was the capital city of the Delaware Nation. On this parkway stood their Council House. In this House on March 9, 1777, a Great Council of the Delawares, under the leadership of Chief White Eyes, met and . . . Map (db m300) HM
97 Ohio, Coshocton County, Coshocton — Lichtenau
On this area stood Lichtenau, lost mission of the Moravians, the first white settlement in Coshocton County. It was established on April 12, 1776 by the Moravians Missionaries, Rev. David Zeis berger and Rev. John Heckewelder, with eight . . . Map (db m157910) HM
98 Ohio, Coshocton County, Coshocton — The Porteous Mound
This earthen mound was built between 800 B.C. and 500 A.D. by prehistoric people who lived in this valley. The mound was used for ceremonial purposes. Unlike most other mounds in Ohio which were used for burials. The mound was first excavated in . . . Map (db m157909) HM
99 Ohio, Coshocton County, Warsaw — The Site of White Woman’s Village
. . . Map (db m157902) HM
100 Ohio, Coshocton County, West Lafayette — 6-16 — KoquechagachtonChief White Eyes
In the early 1770s, Chief White Eyes (Koquechagachton) of the Delaware tribe founded White Eyes Town approximately two miles southeast of this marker on a plain near present day West Lafayette. A friend of the Moravian leader David Zeisberger, White . . . Map (db m15175) HM

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