"Indian Bill": Last of the Wyandots

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"Indian Bill": Last of the Wyandots: Bill Moose and the Bluebirds is text, with genre article, history and group portraits. Its dimensions are 8.5 in. x 5.5 in.. It is 2 pages long.

It was created in 2009.

Linworth United Methodist Church is the Creator.

This is one of a series of informational cards created by the Linworth United Methodist Church and Historical Society sharing the history of Bill Moose and the Wyandot Indians in central Ohio. This card includes a group photograph of Bill with several children next to his cabin near present day Morse Road, as well as anecdotes about his life.

Bill Moose was believed to be the last full-blooded member of the Wyandot tribe to live in Ohio. He spent many years living in a shack at the corner of Morse and Indianola roads, and was well-liked by people throughout central Ohio. He passed away in 1937 just two months shy of his 100th birthday, and an estimated 20,000 people paid their respects at his wake and funeral.

It covers the topic Native Americans.

It features the person Kihue (Bill Moose), 1837-1937.

It covers the city Columbus.

You can find the original at Linworth Historical Society.

This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg2000.

The Worthington Memory identification code is lhs0050_001.

This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on April 11, 2017. It was last updated June 29, 2019.