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Tarhe (The Crane)

Wyandot leader known as The Crane, the only chief to survive Fallen Timbers, who signed the Treaty of Greenville and later treaties and kept the Wyandot allied with the US in the War of 1812.

Tarhe (The Crane)
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At a glance

Born
1742
Died
1818-11-05
Known as
Native Leader

Life story

Tarhe, The Crane, was a Wyandot leader born around 1742. In the 1790s he was among the leaders of the Wyandot in the Northwest Indian War.

He fought at Fallen Timbers in 1794, where he was the only chief to survive, and after the defeat chose to live with the United States. He signed the Treaty of Greenville in 1795 and the Fort Industry treaty in 1805.

In the War of 1812 he kept most Wyandot allied with the Americans, and he signed the Treaty of Spring Wells and the second Greenville treaty in 1814.

He died at Crane Town on the Upper Sandusky Reservation in 1818. A monument to him stands in Crane Township, Wyandot County. His daughter Myeerah gave her name to Zanesfield, and a Sikorsky helicopter bears his name.

Timeline

  • 1794: Survives Fallen Timbers (Maumee, OH) source
  • 1795: Signs the Treaty of Greenville (Greenville, OH) source
  • 1805: Signs the Treaty of Fort Industry (Toledo area, OH) source
  • 1814: Signs the Treaty of Spring Wells and second Treaty of Greenville (Michigan and Ohio) source
  • 1818: Dies at Crane Town (Upper Sandusky, OH) source

What Tarhe is known for

  • Signed Treaty of Greenville 1795
  • Signed Treaty of Fort Industry 1805 and 1814 treaties

Honors and things named for them

  • Chief Tarhe Monument, Wyandot County, OH
  • Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe helicopter

Family

  • daughter: Myeerah

Places in Ohio to see

Ohio places

Where Tarhe (The Crane) was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.

Further reading

Sources

Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.

  • Wikipedia: Tarhe c.1742-1818, died in Crane Town, treaties, monument, daughter Myeerah and Zanesfield

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