Xenia High School - Cen Sen Yearbook (Xenia, OH)

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In Memoriam WT fm' born In div. UH' aiu' In Irma IMOGENE HEATON JEWEL I. OSMAN HELEN SCHWEIBOLD HAROLD SCHWEIBOLD MARGARET TEACH E1 nnlnnnuunu E 411' 17141171

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'Sf E I unnum Art Motif Xenia and its neighborhood was once occupied by the Shawnee Indians, a fierce tribe which dominated what was to be central and southern Ohio. The Shawnees were the most remarkable Indians east of the Mississippi. They have been called the Spartans of their race. The towns of these lndians were numerous, several of the chief ones being known as Chillicothe a word said to mean the place where people live, or a village. The ones which Hgure chiefly in Ohio history are: Qld Chillicothe on the Great Miami, on the present site of Piqua: IZI Chillicothe. often called Old Chillicothe tOldtown7. located about three miles north of Xenia: tal Chillicothe, likewise called 'iOld Chillicothe, on the west bank of the Sciota, at present the location of the village of Westfall: 143 Chillicothe. now called I-Iopetown. frequently designated as Old Townwithree miles north of modern Chillicothe in Ross County: til Chillicothe, now Frankfort. Ross County, likewise called Old Town. All these five historic Chillicothes were Shawnee villages. but the indiscriminate use of the name has led to great confusion and many mis-statements by historical writers. These Chillicothes. with many neighboring villages bearing other names, were centers of Indian activity during the Revolutionary period. 5 .X-1,1 A . 1 V A ' ' Qiieelmi fr. Old Chillicothe. located at the present site of Oldtown. near Xenia, was also called Little Chillicothe. Here Daniel Boone and sixteen companions were selected for their superior qualities and adopted into the Shawnee tribe: Boone was initiated as a son by Chief Black Fish, who gave his captive the name of Big Turtle, At Little Chillicothe, Boone entered into the life of the Indians, engaging in their games as if fully reconciled to Shawnee adoption. It was here also that Simon Kenton ran the gauntlet for stealing horses from the Indians. His period of captivity embraces a series of some of the most remarkable adventures in the whole range of Western history. - Little Chillicothe was also the center of an attack by Colonel John Bowman and George Roger Clark who led the most formidable force that had up to that time been assembled for an Ohio raid. Tecumseh. the greatest Indian known in history was. according to the Draper Manu- scripts. born on the banks of the Mad River, in the Shawnee village of Piqua. It is certain that the Little Chillicothe was the scene of some of his activities. Some of the first settlers made their homes near Oldtown: the Galloway family settled there and were friendly with the Indians. It is told that Tecumseh once sought the hand of the daughter, Rebecca. in marriage, but she very tactfully refused the great chief by requesting him to live the life of a white man if she married him. Rather than to face the ridicule of his people. Tecumseh chose not to marry her. Because of the interesting Indian history which has taken place in the immediate vicinity of Xenia, an Indian theme has been selected for this Annual. J I age Seven

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