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.
Indian Village. . 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.
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.)
Location. 46° 2.449′ N, 88° 30.437′ W. Marker is near Crystal Falls, Michigan, in Iron County. It is in Stambaugh Township. Marker 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2017, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 406 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 16, 2017, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.