With whites increasingly showing African Americans tolerance, many African Americans began to find acceptance in traditionally white communities. By this time, the settlement lost its identity as a separate community for African Americans. The Pee Pee Settlement remained a vibrant community until the early 1900s. Undaunted by the whites' actions, Muntz rebuilt his home. Muntz was a conductor on the Underground Railroad. On at least one occasion, whites burnt the home of an African American resident, Minor Muntz. On several occasions, these whites led violent attacks against the Pee Pee Settlement. Two white families, the Burkes and the Downings, which lived closest to the Pee Pee Settlement, especially despised the African Americans. Many white residents of Pike County objected to the African Americans' presence. African American residents also actively assisted runaway slaves along the Underground Railroad. They constructed a school and government building soon thereafter. The community grew relatively quickly, with residents establishing a church in 1824. Most residents earned a living as farmers, with some becoming sizable landowners. Most African American residents were former slaves from Virginia.
A squatter, Patrick eventually returned to Virginia due to American Indian attacks.īy the 1820s, several African Americans had settled in the area.
The creek was named for Peter Patrick, an early white resident of the area, who formerly lived in Virginia. Located in Pike County, the Pee Pee Settlement was located along Pee Pee Creek in Pebble Township.
Established in Ohio during the late eighteenth century, the Pee Pee Settlement was a predominantly African American community.
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