Robert Dixon, the town clerk of Pee Pee Township, says he often has to explain the name to outsiders. The surrounding area became known as Pee Pee Township, and now about 4,000 people live here, not counting the village of Waverly right next door. It was safer for them to be in a settlement together than spread out across the state.” "That’s the reason why this settlement came about. “They faced a lot of discrimination and a lot of prejudice," Beach says.
Despite violent attacks against the area, Beach says, Pee Pee Settlement was a vibrant community that existed until the early 1900s.
Many who lived in Pee Pee Settlement were active in the Underground Railroad and assisted runaway slaves to freedom in Ohio. “It was a place that was primarily an area for former slaves from Virginia.” “Pee Pee Settlement was a free African-American community that existed around 1820,” Beach said. Yes, Peter Patrick marked his territory with ‘P.P.’ The name Pee Pee Settlement also comes from Peter Patrick’s initials. “And that creek became known as Pee Pee Creek.” “To mark his place, he carved his initials in a beech tree at the confluence of Scioto River and a small creek,” Beach said. Peter Patrick was a 19th-century settler from Pennsylvania who eventually ended up in Piketon, according to Emmy Beach of the Ohio History Connection. "Pee Pee" in the town name comes from "P.P.", the initials of explorer Peter Patrick. “I’m not sure that’s accurate, but that’s what I’ve heard.” “I have been told that the letters 'P.P.' were carved into a tree and that the guy’s first name was Peter,” Dunn said. How did Pee Pee Township get that name, though? Dunn says local legend has it starting with an early settler’s graffiti. "And there used to be a gas station in town called Pee Pee Gas.” “They are a little amused sometimes when I tell them what township I live in and the name of the creek," Dunn says.
She's always found the name and her friends’ reactions to the name to be comical. Pee Pee Creek, after which the township is named, runs behind her house. "Why would you name the township that, and why would you name the creek that?”ĭunn has lived in the township for about 20 years. When I returned to the area, though, a lot of residents weren’t eager to discuss the township’s name.īut those who did want to talk about Pee Pee Township obviously had a lot they were holding in. I came across the name when I was looking into the origins of Refugee Road. Some locals think it's funny, while others would rather relieve themselves of the burden. You ask the questions, you vote for one of the questions and we answer.Ībout an hour and a half outside Columbus lies a township within Pike County with a strange name: Pee Pee Township. This story is part of the Curious Cbus project.
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