Piqua

Its inhabitants removed to the Great Miami river, and erected another town which they called Piqua, after the one that had just been destroyed; and in defence of which they had fought with the skill and valor characteristic of their nation. [

Life of Tecumseh and of His Brother the Prophet Drake, Benjamin, 1794-1841 1841

Of the origin of the Piqua tribe, the following tradition has been recited: [A] “In ancient times, the Shawanoes had occasion to build a large fire, and after it was burned down, a great puffing and blowing was heard, when up rose a man from the ashes! ” hence the name Piqua, which means a man coming out of the ashes.”

Life of Tecumseh and of His Brother the Prophet Drake, Benjamin, 1794-1841 1841

This must not be confounded with the present Ohio town of Piqua, which is in another county altogether, the birthplace of Tecumseh now being the site of a straggling village bearing the name, West Boston.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History 1906

It was burned, and the army pushed on to Piqua, a town a few miles distant, on the banks of the Little Miami, [Footnote: The Indians so frequently shifted their abode that it is hardly possible to identify the exact location of the successive towns called Piqua or Pickaway.] reaching it about ten in the morning of the 8th of August.

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Another, called Piqua, and memorable as the birth place of TECUMSEH, the subject of our present narrative, stands upon the north-west side of Mad river, about seven miles below Springfield, in Clark county.

Life of Tecumseh and of His Brother the Prophet Drake, Benjamin, 1794-1841 1841

Another, called Piqua, and memorable as the birth place of TECUMSEH, the subject of our present narrative, stands upon the north-west side of Mad river, about seven miles below Springfield, in Clark county.

Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians Benjamin Drake 1817

Evenflo Company Inc. in Piqua, which is considering a $1.5 million project that would create 50 jobs and retain 357 workers.

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Evenflo Company Inc. in Piqua, which is considering a $1.5 million project that would create 50 jobs and retain 357 workers.

National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals 2010

Evenflo Company Inc. in Piqua, which is considering a $1.5 million project that would create 50 jobs and retain 357 workers.

Boston Business News - Local Boston News | Boston Business Journal 2010

$1.5 million expansion project in Piqua, which is expected to create 50 jobs and help retain

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