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"We do not erect monuments to the departed simply to show what they did, but rather what we are doing with the memories and inheritance which they left us."
Clement L. Martzolff
Big Bottom and its History
Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications, Vol.15
Named for the broad Muskingum floodplain, the three acre Big Bottom park is the site of a skirmish between Ohio Company settlers and some Delaware and Wyandot Indians on 2 January 1791. The Big Bottom massacre marked the start of four years of frontier warfare in Ohio, which only stopped when General Anthony Wayne and the Indian tribes signed the Treaty of Greene Ville.
There are picnic tables, information signs, and a twelve-foot marble obelisk at this pleasant outdoor site.
Hours:
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Open All Year |
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Admission
Location
Big Bottom is beside State Route 266, one mile southeast of Stockport in Morgan County.
General Information
Big Bottom
Village of Stockport
1685 Broadway Street
Stockport, OH 43787
Phone:
740-559-2411
Handicapped Accessibility
Ohio Historical Society strives to meet ADA requirements. However, historic structures and outdoor areas provide challenges that make it difficult to provide complete access to all visitors. Please call the site with specific questions and concerns.
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