The Day They Opened the Miamisburg Mound
by Howard Burba Copyright 1932
The opening of the Indian burial mound in Miamisburg in 1869. The article appeared in the Dayton Daily News on February 28, 1932

A Fortification and a Cemetery at Dayton, Ohio
by S. H. Binkley Copyright 1885
Describes an unusual enclosure and an abandoned Indian mound.  Published in The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal, September 1885

Life of Tecumseh
by Benjamin Drake Copyright 1841
The celebrated Native American leader who lived and fought in the Miami Valley, including a skirmish in Dayton in 1786 when he was fourteen years old

Little Turtle (ME-SHE-KIN-NO-QUAH)
by Calvin M. Young Copyright 1917
Little Turtle, a war chief of the Miami People, led Native Americans in battles at Fort Wayne and the present Fort Recovery. As a peacemaker, he counseled local Native Americans to negotiate for peace. In 1795, he signed the Treaty of Greenville.
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Sue Ann Greda

The Problem of the Ohio Mounds
by Cyrus Thomas Copyright 1889
The burial customs and ceremonies connected with mounds in Ohio and other states