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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Near Rochester in Fulton County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes) |
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Michigan Road
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By Courtesy:: Carly C. Kindig, September 5, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Michigan Road Marker | | (Click on any of these photos to see the details.) | | |
Inscription. Extending from Michigan City to the Ohio River at Madison. Begun by the state in 1832 with funds obtained from sale of land granted by the Potawatomi Indians. Opened northern part of state to settlers.
Erected 1949 by Indiana Historical Bureau. (Marker Number 25.1949.1.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers, and the Potawatomi - Trail of Death marker series.
Location. 41° 6.344′ N, 86° 13.228′ W. Marker is near Rochester, Indiana, in Fulton County. Marker is on North Old US Highway 31 north of County Route E 350 N, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester IN 46975, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Site of Indian Village Chippewa-Nung (here, next to this marker); Father Petit and the Potawatomi 'Trail of Death' (approx. 1.1 miles away); William Polke House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fulton County War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Underground Railroad (approx. 2.8 miles away); W. W. I War Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Fulton County Courthouses (approx. 2.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Rochester. |
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By Courtesy:: Carly C. Kindig, September 5, 2010 | |
| | | 2. Obverse Side - - Michigan Road Marker | | |
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By Courtesy:: Carly C. Kindig, September 5, 2010 | |
| | | 3. Looking North - - Michigan Road Marker | | The Tippecanoe River can be seen in the back-ground.
The Michigan Road Marker sits near a Potawatomi - Trail of Death marker. | | |
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By Courtesy:: Carly C. Kindig, September 5, 2010 | |
| | | 4. Wide View North - - Michigan Road Marker | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 6, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 472 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 6, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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