The Logan Elm that stood near Circleville in

Pickaway County, Ohio Pickaway County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,539. Its county seat is Circleville. Its name derives from the Pekowi band of Shawnee Indians, who inhabited the area. (See List of Ohio coun ...

, was one of the largest American elm trees (''Ulmus americana'') recorded. The tree had a trunk circumference of and a crown spread of . Weakened by

Dutch elm disease Dutch elm disease (DED) is caused by a member of the sac fungi (Ascomycota) affecting elm trees, and is spread by elm bark beetles. Although believed to be originally native to Asia, the disease was accidentally introduced into Americas, America ...

, the tree died from storm damage in 1964. The Logan Elm State Memorial commemorates the site and preserves various associated markers and monuments. According to tradition,

Chief Logan Logan the Orator (c. 1723–1780) was a Cayuga orator and war leader born of one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. After his 1760s move to the Ohio Country, he became affiliated with the Mingo, a tribe formed from Seneca, Cayuga, Le ...

of the Mingo tribe delivered a passionate speech at a peace-treaty meeting under this elm in 1774, said to be the most famous speech ever given by a Native American, now known as "Logan's Lament":

I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, Logan is the friend of the white men. I have even thought to live with you but for the injuries of one man. Col. Cresap, the last spring, in cold blood, and unprovoked, murdered all the relations of Logan, not sparing even my women and children. There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This has called on me for revenge. I have sought it: I have killed many: I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbour a thought that mine is the joy of fear. Logan never felt fear. He will not turn on his heel to save his life. Who is there to mourn for Logan? Not one.

The village of Logan Elm and the

Logan Elm High School Logan Elm High School is a public school located near Circleville, Ohio, United States, near the site of the Logan Elm. It serves the Logan Elm School District, which straddles Pickaway and Hocking counties. History In 1957, the Pickaway, ...

are located nearby. The 29th annual celebration of the Logan Elm was held on October 5, 1941. Among those in attendance was poet, Frank Grubbs, who recited the poem that he wrote for the occasion. He is referred to in the article as the poet laureate of Ohio. File:LoganElm1.JPG, Logan Elm State Memorial File:LoganElm2.JPG, Chief Logan Ohio Historical Marker File:LoganElm3.JPG, Logan Elm Ohio Historical Marker File:LoganElm4.JPG, Logan monument File:LoganElm5.JPG, Logan monument File:LoganElm6.JPG, Logan monument File:LoganElm7.JPG, Logan monument File:LoganElm8.JPG, Logan monument File:LoganElm9.JPG, Logan monument File:LoganElm10.JPG, Logan monument File:LoganElm11.JPG,

Cornstalk Cornstalk (c. 1720? – November 10, 1777) was a Shawnee leader in the Ohio Country in the 1760s and 1770s. His name in the Shawnee language was Hokoleskwa. Little is known about his early life. He may have been born in the Province of Pennsylv ...

monument File:LoganElm12.JPG, Cornstalk monument File:LoganElm13.JPG, Boggs monument File:LoganElm14.JPG, Boggs monument File:LoganElm15.JPG, Boggs monument. Inscription reads "Under the spreading branches of a magnificent elm tree near by is where Logan the Mingo chief made his celebrated speech and where Lord Dunmore concluded his treaty with the Indians in 1774 and thereby opened this country for the settlement of our fore fathers." File:LoganElm16.JPG, Boggs monument. Inscription reads "Maj. John Boggs born near Wheeling, W. Va 1775 moved to Ohio with his father 1798. Married Sarah McMecher 1800 raised eight children all born in a cabin that stood on this spot. His wife Sarah died 1851. He died 1862." File:LoganElm17.JPG, Boggs monument. Inscription reads "Erected by John Boggs Jr. to the memory of his grandfather and father. Soldier, scout, and pioneer." File:LoganElm18.JPG, Boggs monument. Inscription reads "Capt. John Boggs born in western Penn. 1738. Married Jane Irwin and raised a large family on the frontier near Wheeling, W. Va. One son Wm. was taken prisoner by the Indians in view of his fathers cabin which is here represented. Another James was killed by them near Cambridge O. Emigrated to Ohio and built his cabin on this spot 1798 and died 1826." File:LoganElm19.JPG, Site of Logan Elm File:LoganElm20.JPG, Site of Logan Elm File:LoganElm21.JPG,

Michael Cresap Captain Michael Cresap (April 17, 1742 – October 18, 1775) was a noted frontiersman born in Maryland, in what is now the United States. Biography Cresap was the son of the pioneer Colonel Thomas Cresap (17021790). He spent part of his adult yea ...

monument File:LoganElm22.JPG, Michael Cresap monument File:LoganElm23.JPG, Michael Cresap monument File:LoganElm24.JPG, Nonhelema monument File:LoganElm25.JPG, Nonhelema monument

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