Tecumseh was a Native American leader, who tried to unite the Native Americans to withstand the Europeans that were taking their land and changing it.
He and his brother by 1808 set up a new town to become the capitol of a great Indian confederacy, equivalent of Washington, D.C., but in a territory greater than that of the United States of the 1810s.
Video shows birthplace in Ohio, the Galloway cabin in Ohio, where he learned to read and write, and the area in Indiana, where the brothers set up their nation. They were founders of Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Tecumseh (”Panther Across the Sky”), an Indian messiah named after his birth sign–a great light which lit the skies above the Colonies in 1768–and his brother Tenskwatawa (”Open Door”) formed what became known as Prophet’s Town by the Wabash River in what became Indiana in 1808.
Tecumseh is considered one of the founders of Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
He made many several predictions that may have been the most amazing ever made. One prophecy was that a sign would appear to indicate that the Great Spirit was guiding him.
He predicted that, when he went to Detroit, he would stomp and the earth would shudder. On November 16, 1811, a great searing flash lit the continent. Then, on December 16, 1811, Tecumseh arrived at Detroit. Suddenly a deep, terrifying rumble covered an immense area.One of the world’s most powerful earthquakes occurred at the time he predicted (New Madrid). He also predictied the death of several American presidents.
At the top of the cliff, where Tecumseh and his brother spoke to his followers, we heard a strange sound. Was this an animal sound, or the lingering spirit of a Native American?
More information about Tecumseh, the history of Tippecanoe County, and John Purdue is given in the new book, Uncle: My Journey With John Purdue. http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:-cSvoc1J_FEJ:www.amazon.com/Uncle-Journey-John-Purdue-Founders/dp/1557534586+%22Uncle:+My+Journey+with+John+Purdue%22&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
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November 21st, 2009 at 3:02 am
I hate to tell you, …
I hate to tell you, but Tecumseh’s brother was the prophet. Tecumseh himself never claimed any authority that way.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:02 am
Where are you …
Where are you getting your information? Tecumseh is a national hero in Canada for helping defeat the Americans in the war of 1812. He was killed fighting Americans in southern Ontario.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:02 am
the strange sound …
the strange sound was an opossum.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:02 am
I just saw an …
I just saw an explanation from a web search I did a little while ago. Tecumseh was an ally; he wasn’t fighting FOR Canada or protecting the British, etc. The discussion showed that Tecumseh wasn’t directly tied to Canada – agree or not – then said it may not be a Shawnee cultural thing, etc, etc. One person’s opinion, but maybe with insight.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:02 am
omg i love this …
omg i love this story i just saw the play and his brother betrayed him so he fell into trusting the british who 2 betrayed him and killed him :,( he was truly a great man
November 21st, 2009 at 3:02 am
legend goes in my …
legend goes in my family that in that time of tecumseh my grandfather married tecumseh’s granddaughter
November 21st, 2009 at 3:02 am
I just put together …
I just put together and posted a video of my phtos of my walk in the Footsteps of Tecumseh. If you click on my name here, you can find it on my channel page. (I’m not tech savvy.) I did photo journalss for myself and family.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:02 am
The Greene County …
The Greene County Historical Society in Greene County, Ohio sells a book by the great grandsons of James Galloway and Tecumseh. It is only available by them and their local book printer, both in Xenia (pictured). I live near there. There’s a fish hatchery just north of there where the real birthplace of Tecumseh was by the Great (natural) Spring, literally 40 arrow flies from where the hill is where the old bark council house was in Chillicothe, current day Old Town.