Davidson Interpretive Center 

Located on the Peckuwe Village Battlesite
5638 Lower Valley Pike
Springfield, OH
937-882-6000
Open M-Th 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

The Davidson Interpretive Center sits on the site of the largest Revolutionary War battle west of the Alleghenies...  "The Battle of Peckuwe"  and is across from George Rogers Clark Park. 

The center offers visitors not only the opportunity to learn about the battle, but also, an insight on the Shawnee Indians who lived in the village of Peckuwe. 

Time Travelers Gift Shoppe

While you are at the interpretive center, stop in and do a bit of shopping in the Time Travelers Gift Shoppe, where you can find lots of unusual and fun items, such as books, candles, patterns, games, toys, jewelry, postcards, slate paintings, and pottery, just to name a few.  The shoppe keeps with the Parks Districts theme of history and nature.

The Village of Peckuwe

The Shawnee of the Mad River Valley formed two villages surrounding a large prairie, Peckuwetha and Kishookatha Towns, collective called Peckuew.  It consisted of about 50 well-built log cabins, each surrounded by corn.  The town extended along the Mad River for three miles or more.  At the western end of the village was a triangular stockade and blockhouse, which had been built by the British, under Captain Bird. 

Peckuwe grew in size as Indians from other tribes moved in.  At one time there were probably 4,000 Indians living there.  It became a base for the British and Indian raids against colonial settlements.  Nearly 800 acres of corn were raised to use as food for their expeditions.  Thus, the area became one of two targets of Colonel George Rogers Clark's 1780 campaign against the Shawnee in retaliation for their raids on Kentucky towns. 

After the Battle of Peckuwe, most of the Shawnee moved northward to present day Piqua. 

The center includes interpretive displays and educational programs about the Revolutionary War's Battle of Peckuwe ( August 8, 1780) and the Shawnee Village of Peckuwe. 

All group programs/tours are available by appointment only. 
Sample Group Programs available:
1.  History of The Battle of Peckuwe
2.  More Than an Animal
3.  Carding and Spinning
4.  Hearth Cooking
5.  History Walks
6.  Flint and Steel
7.  All About the 6 lb Cannon
8.  18th Century Clothing
9. Mystery Footprint

To schedule a tour and/or program, contact the Clark County Park District office during regular office hours.

Visit the outdoor interpretive Trail on the battlefield side of the center.  Learn about the Battle of Peckuwe and the people living here in the 1780.  The replicas of Clark's six-pound British Light Cannon is on display each summer season. 

The Davidson Interpretive Center is owned and operated by the Clark County Park District.