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Lord Dunmore’s War and the Burning of Wakatomika

  • Dresden Branch Library (Muskingum County Library System) 434 Main Street Dresden, OH, 43821 United States (map)

Join Charlotte McElroy, Treasurer of Muskingum County History, for an illuminating talk on the history of Wakatomika—a once-thriving Shawnee village along the Muskingum River—and its dramatic role in the events of Lord Dunmore’s War. Discover how the 1774 conflict between colonial Virginia forces and Indigenous nations shaped the region around present-day Dresden, Ohio, and left lasting marks on its landscape and legacy.