Chesterfield in Madison County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Native American Memorial

[Mounds State Park]

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 5, 2020

1. Native American Memorial

Inscription. This memorial stone serves to honor the Indigenous tribes that lived on this land prior to Indiana becoming a state: Miami, Potawatomi, Wea, Shawnee, Kickapoo, Delaware, Chippewa, Ottawa, Wyandot, Seneca and Piankashaw.

Erected 2016 by Indiana Native American Indian Affairs Commission.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 40° 5.733′ N, 85° 37.183′ W. Marker is in Chesterfield, Indiana, in Madison County. It is on Mounds Road (Indiana Route 232) one mile north of Donnelly Road (Local Road E100S), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4306 Mounds Rd, Anderson IN 46017, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Central Indiana

and in Greater Indianapolis.

It is also 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

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what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Indiana State Parks: the First 100 Years (here, next to this marker); The Mounds Dugout Canoe (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bronnenberg House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Bronnenberg Family (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named The Bronnenberg House (about 300 feet away); The Great Mound (about 700 feet away); The Circle Mound (approx. half a mile away); The Moravian Mission (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesterfield.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 5, 2020

2. Native American Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 369 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 21, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.