Battle of Peckuwe (Piqua) Historical Battlesite
OH - Springfield, Ohio, USA
Battle of Piqua interpretive marker, George Rogers Clark Park, Tecumseh Road, Springfield, OH, USA
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VISITOR INFORMATION
Use the battlesite's Lower Valley Pike address, rather than the park's Tecumseh Road entrance. Confirm which visitor point should receive a GPS pin. Map point reviewed October 3, 2026: The pin represents the Battle of Piqua interpretive marker in George Rogers Clark Park, between the Hertzler House and Clark monument. It is a visitor reference for Peckuwe, not a surveyed village or battlefield boundary. Visitor information reviewed October 3, 2026: The retained point represents the park’s interpretive marker area, not the entire Shawnee village footprint. The operator lists park hours of 8 a.m. to dusk. Programs follow the current calendar; visitor parking is mapped and park restrooms are documented by the Ohio Odonata Society field guide and Ohio History Connection inventory; confirm their current seasonal opening. Visitor access update October 3, 2026: Operator confirms daily 8 am-to-dusk park access and interpretation. Park map identifies visitor parking. Ohio History Connection’s byway inventory and the Ohio Odonata Society’s site-specific field guide document park restrooms; verify current seasonal opening before publication. Interpretation is at the park visitor destination, not a surviving Shawnee village building.
George Rogers Clark Park is open daily 8 am to dusk. Check the current program calendar for interpretive-center, house-tour and event opening times and any charges. Parking and restrooms serve the park visitor reference; the archaeological footprint is separate.
Peak visitation season unconfirmed. No reliable site-specific annual monthly attendance pattern was established.
May-June or September-October for park and battlefield interpretation in generally milder weather. Use the park’s published daytime access and check paths after rain.
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About Battle of Peckuwe (Piqua) Historical Battlesite
Peckuwe, also called Piqua, was a Shawnee settlement attacked by George Rogers Clark’s expedition on August 8, 1780. The battle ended with the village’s destruction. Historical interpretation near George Rogers Clark Park recalls both the American military campaign and its consequences for the Shawnee community.
Memorials and a Battle of Piqua marker provide interpretation. The mapped park marker is a visitor reference, rather than a surveyed boundary of the former village or the whole battlefield.
History happened here at Battle of Peckuwe (Piqua) Historical Battlesite
Peckuwe was a substantial Shawnee settlement in the country west of the Alleghenies. In August 1780, Clark led an American expedition against it during the Revolutionary War. Fighting on August 8 drove the defenders from the settlement, and the village was destroyed in the aftermath of the attack.
The event belongs to a western theater in which military campaigns affected Native towns, food supplies, and territorial control. Modern commemoration includes Clark as well as Shawnee figures associated with the region. Distinguishing the village, battlefield, interpretive center, and park prevents later memorial geography from replacing the historical community’s larger landscape.
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EXTERNAL LINKS
Research reviewed October 3, 2026. Event IDs 21a8bbd1-3ce9-4664-8647-72fddcf79c16; Events Latest 10PM.csv rows 90.
https://ntprd.org/battle-of-peckuwe-historical-battlesite/
https://ntprd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Fall-Activity-Guide-2024-Web-1.pdf
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/piqua
Map location reviewed October 3, 2026. The pin represents the Battle of Piqua interpretive marker in George Rogers Clark Park, between the Hertzler House and Clark monument. It is a visitor reference for Peckuwe, not a surveyed village or battlefield boundary.
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=34207
Visitor classification and amenities reviewed October 3, 2026. Destination: George Rogers Clark Park and its Battle of Piqua marker; nearby Peckuwe battlesite across Lower Valley Pike.
https://ntprd.org/george-rogers-clark-park/
https://ntprd.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CCPD_GR_MAP.pdf
https://ntprd.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Spring-Guide-26-NB.pdf
Prose batch 3 researched October 3, 2026. Fast pass; proofing pending. Park operator refreshed. Date and village destruction retain prior battle research; separate park marker from battlesite and Shawnee village boundaries.
Visitor admission and access fields reviewed October 3, 2026. Destination: George Rogers Clark Park and its Battle of Piqua marker; nearby Peckuwe battlesite across Lower Valley Pike. Operator confirms daily 8 am-to-dusk park access and interpretation. Park map identifies visitor parking. Ohio History Connection’s byway inventory and the Ohio Odonata Society’s site-specific field guide document park restrooms; verify current seasonal opening before publication. Interpretation is at the park visitor destination, not a surviving Shawnee village building.
https://ohioodonatasociety.squarespace.com/county-clark
https://www.ohiohistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CMP_Chapter3_Intrinsic_Qualities.pdf