Stambaugh Township near Crystal Falls in Iron County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Indian Village

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 11, 2017

1. Indian Village Marker

Inscription. Here, in 1851, U.S. surveyor Guy H. Carleton discovered an Ojibwa (Chippewa) Indian village, cemetery and camp ground. Chief Edwards, last ruler at Chicaugon Lake, received a patent for this land in 1884. Selling it in 1891, he and his wife Pentoga, for whom this area is named, moved to the Lac Vieux Desert area. By 1903 only a few burial houses and a brush fence remained from the ancient village. Iron County engineer Herbert Larson, Sr. convinced the county to buy the property and restore it as a park honoring the areas first inhabitants. It was dedicated in 1922.

Erected 1980 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L0342.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 46° 2.449′ N, 88° 30.437′ W. Marker is near Crystal Falls, Michigan, in Iron County. It is in Stambaugh Township. It can be reached from County Road 424 half a mile north of Pentoga Trail. Marker is located in the campground area of Pentoga Park, approximately 9 miles south of Iron River, MI. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gaastra MI 49927, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pentoga Park (a few steps from this marker);

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Larson Park (approx. 4.9 miles away); First Roadside Park (approx. 4.9 miles away); Chicago & Northwestern Railway (approx. 6 miles away); Narrow Gauge Underground Electric Train (approx. 6 miles away); Diamond Drill (approx. 6 miles away); The Big Splash (approx. 6 miles away); Snow Rollers 1900's (approx. 6 miles away).

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 11, 2017

2. Indian Village Marker

reverse side of two-sided marker

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 11, 2017

3. Indian Village Marker

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 11, 2017

4. Indian Village Marker

Indian Village Burial Grounds image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 11, 2017

5. Indian Village Burial Grounds

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 11, 2017

6. Indian Village Burial Grounds

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2017, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 967 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 16, 2017, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.