In October, just before Halloween, there are cornstalk and scarecrow decorations on the lampposts. On the left stands a farmer with an ax and plow before a cornstalk. Fort Randolph is best remembered as the place where Chief Cornstalk was murdered in 1777. The image of Michael inside is made of cornstalk paste. Here Dunmore's forces defeated a band of Shawnee Indians led by Cornstalk. Cornstalk (Shawnee) and White Eyes (Delaware) sought to remain friendly with the rebellious colonists. The father of the later chief Cornstalk held his council there. The whites found Cornstalk who offered a treaty with the whites. In 1763, the nearby Muddy Creek settlements were destroyed by Shawnee Indians under Chief Cornstalk. Cornstalk was originally buried at Fort Randolph. Cornstalk led the minority who wished to remain neutral. After a long and furious battle, Cornstalk retreated. Cornstalk tried unsuccessfully to prevent escalation of the hostilities. Cornstalk played a central role in Dunmore's War of 1774. Cornstalk was killed by American militiamen, and White Eyes may have been.