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Cambridge City in Wayne County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Indian Boundary Line

The Treaty of Fort Wayne

— The Twelve Mile Purchase/ The Ten O’Clock Line —

 
 
Indian Boundary Line Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 16, 2018
1. Indian Boundary Line Marker
Inscription.
Indian Boundary Line
marking the
Twelve Mile Purchase
from the Indians by the
Fort Wayne Treaty
in 1809 by
Gov. William Henry Harrison

Placed by the
National Old Trails Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution

Sept. 1936

 
Erected 1936 by National Old Trails Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesSettlements & SettlersWars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #09 William Henry Harrison series lists.
 
Location. 39° 48.742′ N, 85° 10.827′ W. Marker is in Cambridge City, Indiana, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Old National Road (U.S. 40) and Dale Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Old National Road. marker is at RR crossing. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 554 W National Rd, Cambridge City IN 47327, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Huddleston House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cambridge City (approx. half a mile away); 1904-1925 "Dinkey" (approx. half a mile away); Cambridge City Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); General Solomon Meredith (approx.
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half a mile away); Lincoln's Funeral Train (approx. half a mile away); Iron Brigade Commander (approx. 0.9 miles away); Virginia Claypool Meredith (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cambridge City.
 
Indian Boundary Line Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 16, 2018
2. Indian Boundary Line Marker
Indian Boundary Line Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 16, 2018
3. Indian Boundary Line Marker
Indian Boundary Line Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 21, 2020
4. Indian Boundary Line Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 815 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 22, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio.   4. submitted on June 27, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 25, 2026