from French muskets dated to between 1699 and 1745. Of particular interest was the discovery of a blacksmith's hammer in 2011. Thomas Burney, one of the two English survivors of the raid, was a gunsmith, and the English trader whose heart was eaten by Ojibwe Indians was a blacksmith. Other ironmongery found at the site may have come from a trash pit near the blacksmith's shop. Three iron axes stamped with the letter "B" have been found in the Upper Piqua area or in the vicinity of the Pickawillany site, turned up during farming activities over the years. The "B" stamp is unique to that local area since no other sources have been found which mention this particular mark. The fact that Thomas Burney practiced blacksmithing in the area and the unique presence of the stamp would suggest that Burney himself manufactured these axes. See also Charles Michel de Langlade Memeskia Miami people William Trent Notes References External links "Ohio Historical Society to Resume Archaeological Survey at Pickawillany", Ohio Historical Society September 29, 2006 Bill Pickard and Linda Pansing, "The Search for Pickawillany 2009", Ohio Historical Society August 18, 2009 The Crooked Trail to Pickawillany (1747–1752) by George Ironstack; Miami University Jim Cornelius, "Pickawillany Horror Story—Part I—Memeskia's Rebellion", Frontier Partisans Jim Cornelius, "Pickawillany Horror Story—Part II—Memeskia Goes into the Pot", Frontier Partisans "Pickawillany", Ohio History Central "La Demoiselle", Ohio History Central David Lodge, "Pickawillany", Traveling Through Time, Shelby County Historical Society, December, 1997 Darrin Michael and Jasmine Larsen, "Blast from Piqua's Past: The Raid on Pickawillany". Downtown News, 21 June, 2017 "Some Thoughts on Pickawillany, 1748–1752, Part 1: The Setting", Ohio History Connection, March 15, 2007 Melanie Speicher, "Pickawillany—an Important Miami Indian Village", Sidney Daily News, April 16, 2019 French and Indian War Miami tribe Geography of Miami County, Ohio Native American populated places Archaeological sites in Ohio Former populated places in Ohio Former Native American populated places in the United States Native American history of Ohio Populated places established in 1747 Populated places disestablished in 1752 Captives of Native Americans Cannibalism in North America