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LORAMIE AND PICKAWILLANY.

 

 

[The following articles concerning the stations, forts and early set-

tlements known respectively as Pickawillany and Loramie were obtained

by the Editor of the Quarterly from the Rev. William Bigot, now a

resident of Dayton. These articles contain much first-hand information

relating to the location of the historic points in question. The sketch

of Father Bigot - pronounced Bego - is by the Editor. For further dis-

cussion on this subject, see article on Forts Loramie and Pickawillany

by Prof. R. W. McFarland, in Vol. VIII, p. 479 Ohio State Archaeological

and Historical Annuals- E. O. R.]

Among the earliest white settlements in Ohio of which we

have definite record are those known respectively as Pickawillany

and Loramie. The origins of these places and their proper dis-

tinctive locations are much confused by tradition and the histor-

ical accounts. Mr. Henry Howe was one of the first to attempt

to give accurate statement concerning these memorable stations,

in his first edition of Ohio Historical Collections, published in

1846. He relied mainly upon tradition, which is more likely to

be faulty than otherwise. In his second edition (1893) he some-

what revised his former recital. With the purpose of securing,

as far as possible, correct data concerning the points in question

the Editor of The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical

Quarterly not only visited the respective sites of Pickawillany

and Loramie station, but availed himself of interviews and

correspondence with the Reverend William Bigot, a Catholic

priest, who for thirty years resided at Loramie, now Berlin, and

made a thorough study of the origin and history of both Picka-

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