Blackhoof, born in Florida about 1721 and known by the surnames Cut-The-We-Ka-Saw or Catahecassa, arrived in this vicinity in 1783 and was Principal Chief of the Shawnee Indian Nation. Here in 1822, in a clearing of the vast forest, a two story 18'x24' log house was erected for him. His body lay in state there before removal to a nearby ridge for burial, and many deer and wild game were placed outside the house for the funeral feast. Saint Johns, the site of a former Indian village, was initially called Blackhoofs Town.