Site of Tassinong Marker

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Kouts in Porter County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Site of Tassinong

By Christopher Light, September 1, 2007

1. Site of Tassinong Marker

Inscription. Oldest Village in Northern Indiana
A French mission and Trading Post - 1673
Post Office Established - 1837
John Jones, P.M.
Incorporated as a Village 1852
by
Joseph Bartholomew and Jesse Spencer

Erected by Historical Society of Porter County, Duneland Historical Society.

Location. 41° 20.981′ N, 87° 1.674′ W. Marker is in Kouts, Indiana, in Porter County. Marker is on Baums Bridge Road near Indiana Route 49, on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Located under the trees along the road, in the front yard of a house. Marker is in this post office area: Kouts IN 46347, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Porter County (Indiana) Veterans (approx. 8.3 miles away); Old Sac Trail (approx. 8.4 miles away); The Lincoln Highway (approx. 8.4 miles away); President Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Train (approx. 8.6 miles away); Site of Huakiki (approx. 9.7 miles away); La Salle Expedition (approx. 10.9 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Kankakee River. Community of Demotte is located on the river and their webpage includes information on the history of the Great Marsh (Submitted on January 9, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana.)

By Christopher Light, September 1, 2007

2. Site of Tassinong Marker

2. Grand Kankakee Marsh National Wildlife Refuge (Proposed). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed restoring part of the Great Marsh (Submitted on January 9, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana.)

3. "Polling Down the Kankakee River" ::. Courtesy the "Kankakee Valley Historical Society" - - a fine historical overview of the Kankakee River. (Submitted on June 6, 2011.)

By Christopher Light, September 1, 2007

3. Site of Tassinong Marker

Before Tassinong was the French Mission, it was the site of a Potawatomi Village. This is the northern edge of the Grand Kankakee Marsh.

Site of Tassinong (south and east of the marker Photo, Click for full size

By Christopher Light, September 1, 2007

4. Site of Tassinong (south and east of the marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on January 9, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,774 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 9, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.