Winameg is an unincorporated community in Fulton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] Pike Township maintains its government and maintenance facilities in Winameg.

Winameg, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Pike Township hall in Winameg
Coordinates: 41°37′25″N 84°3′56″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Fulton
Township	Pike
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	419 and 567

History

The community is named after a Potawatomi Indian chief, named Winameg. The chief became friends with a white pioneer. They first met under a large white oak tree that stood until 1992 in Winameg. The tree is referred to as the Council Oak. A historical plaque marks where it once stood. Chief Winameg is buried in Winameg, alongside his friend Dresden Howard.[2] Chief Winameg and Howard are remembered in Fulton County with life-size depiction of both figures, carved from the wood of a historical tree in Winameg under which the two first met, and displayed at Sauder Village in Archbold, Ohio.[3]

A post office called Winameg was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1902.[4]

Gallery

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  Council Oak historical marker in Winameg, Ohio
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  Historical Marker for Winameg Mounds

References

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