Osage Village

The most important village of this county was Osage, on the bank of the Mississinewa, one mile above its mouth, but two miles above Peru. This was doubtless, the largest Miami village belonging to the tribe. It took its name from that of Osage, its first chief. It was a beautiful sight for a village, but is now a vast cornfield. She-pa-can-nah, or Deaf Man, was a war chief of this village. He married Francis Slocum, the Indian captive, and established, what was called Deaf Man's Village, further up the river, on the edge of Wabash county. There were also other small villages at different points.