John Brickell

On this spot the first cabin

in Columbus

was built by its first inhabitant

John Brickell 1797

Born Stewarts Crossing, Penn. 1781.

Captured by a Delaware Indian 1791.

Adopted by chief of that tribe

Whingwy Pooshies (Big Cat)who

lived on the Auglaize River.

Released by Treaty of Greenville

1795.

Became owner ...

Prominent Pioneer Men and Women Who Helped Settle Washington Cit

Present city officials and citizens of Washington City desired to pay tribute to early prominent pioneers who first settled here in 1857. These pioneers sacrificed their all while improving conditions in this harsh, dry, hot inhospitable, mosquito-infested area. This spot ...

Thomas W. Smith's Corn Cracker and Grist Millstone

Thomas Washington Smith was one of the original pioneers to settle Washington in 1857. He must have started to build his mill immediately after arriving the millstones were large and of granite and would have taken a Herculean effort to ...

Relief Society Hall

Built 1875

The Relief Society Hall's main section was built in 1875 and the west wing about 1904. This makes the present "L" shaped building. Both sections were built of adobes that were produced locally. Its style of architecture is Greek ...

The Temple and Honeymoon Trails

The Temple Trail

The temple trail is the route used from 1871 to 1877 to haul timber from Mt. Trumbull, Arizona, to St. George, Utah, for the building of the St. George LDS Temple. Pioneers traveled 80 miles along the ...

The Bentley House and Judd Store

The house behind the store was built in 1876 by William Oscar Bentley. It was sold in the early 1900's to Thomas Judd, who attached a mercantile to the dining room. The Judd family owned and operated the store from ...

Orson Pratt – Richard Bentley

Orson Pratt was one of two Latter-day Saint Apostles called by Brigham Young to lead the St. George colony in 1864. When Orson was called on a mission to Europe, the home passed to Richard Bentley. It was partially converted ...

John Crowe Ransom

A noted poet, editor, and educator, John Crowe Ransom (1888-1974) was one of a group of southern agrarian poets known as the Fugitives. Ransom's first teaching position at age 17, was at Taylorsville High School (1905-1906). He later became a ...

Grenadier Squaw Village

Grenadier

Squaw Village

Non-Hel-E-Ma

Shawnee Princess

Friend of the

White Man

1750

Marker is on Emerson Road 0.4 miles east of U.S. 23, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Council Site Between William Henry Harrison and Indians

Near this spot, June 21, 1813

was held a council between

General

William Henry Harrison

and the Indians comprising

Wyandots, Delawares,

Shawnees and Senecas with

Tarhe the Crane

as spokesman resulting in

permanent peace

with the Indians of Ohio.

Marker is on Martin Street south of West State Street, in ...