Pipestem Falls
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Named derived from the hollow stemmed shrub Spiraea alba which grows profusely along Big and Little Pipestem creeks. The first white man to see Pipestem was Christopher Gist, 1750, while exploring for the Ohio Land Company. Shawnee Indians camped near this site in 1774. They used the hollow stemmed shrub, as later did the white settlers, for pipestems.
A beautiful, fully equipped State Park is located at the site.
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