 Mechanicsburg Schools, the “Home of the Indians”, are located in the small village of Mechanicsburg laid out in 1814 on the site of the Shawnee Indian Village of Chief Ohito.Mechanicsburg was also a station on the underground railroad with “conductor” Udney Hyde helping more than 500 slaves on their way to freedom.It is now the home to approximately 4000 people in Champaign County.