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 | |
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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 |
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• Type | Unincorporated |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 419 and 567 |
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]
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County seat: Wauseon | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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