Hokoleskwa or Cornstalk (c. 1720 ? November 10, 1777) was a prominent leader of the Shawnee people. He was born about 1720 probably in Pennsylvania.

Cornstalk was a leader of the Shawnee Indians. He was born about 1720. His Indian name was variously pronounced as Hokolesqua, Colesqua and Keigh-tugh-qua and was freely translated ...

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Cornstalk, born Wynepuechsika, circa 1720, in western Pennsylvania, moved with his family to Ohio in 1730. He fought with the French in The French and Indian War (1754 ...

Athens County, home to Ohio University and Nelsonville's Historic Square Arts District, is nestled deep in the Appalachian foothills of Southeast Ohio. Just 25 minutes south of ...

GHOSTS OF THE PRAIRIE. HAUNTED WEST VIRGINIA THE CORNSTALK CURSE. Almost two centuries before the shadow of the Mothman reared its head in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, the ...

Attempting to check a Virginian invasion of Ohio, Cornstalk led a group of Shawnee and Mingo warriors at the Battle of Point Pleasant in present day West Virginia.

... between this area and Scippo Creek, upon the Pickaway Plains, the primary Shawnee settlement in Ohio. Non-hel-e-ma, born circa 1722, was the sister of the Shawnee Cornstalk and ...

New Age tribal culture meets southeast Ohio at Cornstalk Fest. Gary ?Spruce? Houser July 28, 2008. From this Wednesday through Sunday, area residents will have an unusual ...

Famous Chiefs. Native Name Keigh-tugh-qua. White Name Cornstalk. Nation Shawnee. Cornstalk was a Shawnee Chief, born around 1720. He moved into Ohio about 1730.