More information on the Copus massacre may be found here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copus_massacre
here:
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4FD0_Copus_Massacre_Ashland_County_Ohio
and here:
http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Copus_massacre
For a related historical event, see entry for the near by Ruffner-Ziemer Cemetery:
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2242834/ruffner-ziemer-cemetery
More information on the Copus massacre may be found here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copus_massacre
here:
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4FD0_Copus_Massacre_Ashland_County_Ohio
and here:
http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Copus_massacre
For a related historical event, see entry for the near by Ruffner-Ziemer Cemetery:
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2242834/ruffner-ziemer-cemetery
Inscription
JAMES COPUS / AND THREE SOLDIERS / GEORGE SHIPLEY / JOHN TEDRICK / AND WARNOCK / KILLED BY THE INDIANS / SEPT. 15, 1812
This monument also is a cenotaph to another famous local pioneer, John "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman; it reads:
JOHNNY APPLESEED / DIED / MAR. 11, 1845 / BURIED NEAR / FORT WAYNE, IND.
see: F-a-G Memorial 1848
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1848/john-chapman
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