Corn

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Although many Native American groups were hunters and gatherers, some, like those at Eskippakithiki cultivated corn as part of their diet. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Indian Old Fields

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1274 in Clark County notes the location of Eskippakithiki, a Shawnee village that was inhabited during the eighteenth century. While Kentucky was largely an area in which…