Winameg is an unincorporated community in Fulton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. Pike Township maintains its government and maintenance facilities in Winameg.

History

The community is named after a

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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 Colonel Dresden Winfield Huston (D.W.H.) Howard (1817 – 1897) was an American, Ohio statesman, who lived in Winameg, Fulton County, Ohio. Life and work Howard was born 3 November 1817 in Dresden Yates Co., New York. His family moved to Fo ...

. 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. A post office called Winameg was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1902.

Gallery

File:Council Oak plaque, Winameg, Ohio.JPG, Council Oak historical marker in Winameg, Ohio File:Winameg Mounds.jpg, Historical Marker for Winameg Mounds

References

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