"Early Shawnee Village, 1730"
The mural shows a winter scene of a Shawnee village with a view from the north, looking southward across the Ohio River, showing an extension of the village into Kentucky. A similar village was reported to have been located in the area where Alexandria was founded in the late 1700s. Later, when Alexandria was abandoned because of frequent flooding, Portsmouth was platted in 1830 by Henry Massie. The native Americans in the mural can be seen wearing customary clothing and jewelry. The men and women in the picture are busy in the activity of trading while the children play. The huts were composed primarily of tree bark and animal hides covering wooden frames. Completed in 1995.
by The JavaScript Source
© 1998-02 Scioto County Government.
Photos by Shari Caudill.
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Photos by Shari Caudill.
All rights reserved.