Traveling Through Time With the Shelby County Historical Society

Indians

Many of today's modern cities are near old Indian villages, a reminder of just how fleeting civilization can be.  Indian towns were communities in every sense of the word, where people married, raised their children, worried, rejoiced, fought and died -- just like the 'white people.'  The relationship between the first settlers and the Indian inhabitants was very complex, with the aggressor and victim not so easily identified.  The Indians left Shelby County, Ohio by the early 1830s.  Return to Archives Home Page

  • Dilbones:  Indian Massacre Took Place in 1813 in Northern Miami County
  • Loramie Had No Tender Feelings for Americans
  • The Indians of Shelby County, Ohio