Wapatomica, historically a political center and site of several intertribal councils, is considered the most significant site of Shawnee history in Ohio. It was the principal village from its founding near this location sometime before 1778 until October 1786, when militia led by Col. Benjamin Logan burned it. The raid was intended to intimidate the Shawnee, but it instead caused various Shawnee groups to join forces and increase their collective strength. After the raid, residents returned briefly, remaining until the winter of 1786-87, when they relocated to Detroit. At Wapatomica, the flag of Moluntha, the great Shawnee chief who was killed while surrendering during the 1786 raid, flew on a pole 60 feet high. Nearby stood an honored council house about 75 feet wide, 150 feet long, and 16 feet high, built with split wood poles and covered with bark. Remnants of an ancient circular earthwork surround the site.