Pickaway
Caleb Atwater / Caleb Atwater
Circleville, OH
Born in North Adams, Massachusetts on December 23, 1778, Caleb Atwater graduated from Williams College in 1804.
Camp Circleville-90th Ohio Volunteer Infantry / Camp Circleville-114th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Across the road was the site of Camp Circleville, where members of the 90th and 114th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.) were mustered into...
Chief Logan
Tah-gah-jute, the Mingo chief named Logan, was a native of Pennsylvania.
Grenadier Squaw Village / Cornstalk Town
The Grenadier Squaw Village was located between this area and Scippo Creek, upon the Pickaway Plains, the primary Shawnee settlement in...
Major General William Sooy Smith
Tarlton, OH
Major General William Sooy Smith was born in Tarlton on July 22, 1830.
Political Meeting at Second Baptist Church
Circleville, OH
In 1870, African American men in Circleville attempted to vote in municipal elections.
Prehistoric Circular Earthworks / The Squaring of Circleville
Circleville, OH
Established as the county seat of Pickaway County in 1810, Circleville derives its name from the circular portion of a large Hopewell-era...
Ted Lewis, 1890-1971 “Is Everybody Happy?” / Circleville’s Ted Lewis
Circleville, OH
One of the outstanding American showmen of the twentieth century, Ted Lewis was born Theodore Leopold Friedman in Circleville to a...
The Deercreek Frontier / Williamsport and Deercreek Twp.
Williamsport, OH
In 1772-73 missionary David Jones visited Blue Jacket’s Town, a settlement of 12 cabins downstream on the east bank and Pickaweekee, a...
Treaty of Camp Charlotte
In an effort to maintain peace with Native Americans, the British imposed the Proclamation Line of 1763, which prohibited colonial...
Zieger House
Circleville, OH
On this site stood the Zieger House, in which the first session of court in Circleville was held on April 26, 1811, the sessions...