ne e ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Shaw ne e ▁Inn ▁and ▁G olf ▁Res ort , ▁originally ▁built ▁as ▁the ▁Buck wood ▁Inn ▁with ▁a ▁course ▁designed ▁by ▁A . ▁W . ▁T illing h ast ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁The ▁largest ▁red ▁ced ar ▁tree ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁is ▁situated ▁at ▁Shaw ne e ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁C emetery , ▁standing ▁ ▁high ▁and ▁ ▁around ▁the ▁tr unk . ▁ ▁History ▁Shaw ne e ▁tribe ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Ohio ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 2 . ▁The ▁first ▁white ▁sett ler ▁was ▁Nicholas ▁De pu y , ▁from ▁New ▁Amsterdam , ▁New ▁York , ▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 7 ▁and ▁bought ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁Min si ▁tribe ▁of ▁L ena pe ▁Indians . ▁During ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War ▁( 1 7 5 4 – 1 7 6 3 ) ▁his ▁home ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁fort , ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Fort ▁De pu y . ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁given ▁its ▁name ▁by ▁a ▁survey or ▁sent ▁by ▁William ▁P enn , ▁who ▁mistaken ly ▁thought ▁the ▁local ▁Indians ▁were ▁Shaw ne e . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 6 , ▁a ▁fer ry ▁began ▁to ▁operate , ▁travel ing ▁from ▁Shaw ne e ▁between ▁Shaw ne e ▁Island ▁and ▁De pu y ▁Island , ▁then ▁across ▁the ▁Del aware ▁River ▁to ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁By ▁ 1 7 4