Winameg is an unincorporated community in Fulton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] Pike Township maintains its government and maintenance facilities in Winameg.
Winameg, Ohio | |
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 Pike Township hall in Winameg | |
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| Coordinates: 41°37′25″N 84°3′56″W / 41.62361°N 84.06556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Fulton |
| Township | Pike |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 419 and 567 |
History
editThe community is named after a Potawatomi Indian chief, named Winameg. The chief became friends with a white pioneer. They first met under a large white oak tree that stood until 1992 in Winameg. The tree is referred to as the Council Oak. A historical plaque marks where it once stood. Chief Winameg is buried in Winameg, alongside his friend Dresden Howard.[2] Chief Winameg and Howard are remembered in Fulton County with life-size depiction of both figures, carved from the wood of a historical tree in Winameg under which the two first met, and displayed at Sauder Village in Archbold, Ohio.[3]
A post office called Winameg was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1902.[4]
Gallery
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Council Oak historical marker in Winameg, Ohio -
Historical Marker for Winameg Mounds
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Winameg, Ohio
- ^ Reighard, Frank H. (1920). A Standard History of Fulton County, Ohio (Volume 1). Lewis Publishing Company. p. 56.
- ^ Toledo Blade article on Council Oak Retrieved 31 March 2016
- ^ "Fulton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
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