Dundee in Monroe County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Macon Indian Reserve

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 19, 2022

1. Macon Indian Reserve Marker

Inscription.

Hull's Treaty of 1807 gave the Potawatomi and other Indian tribes nine sections of land in Dundee Township, "where the Macon flows into th River Raisin". Main Street, Neiman, Day and Dundee-Azalia Roads were the original boundaries.

The Indians donated three sections to the Church of St. Anne and its college in Detroit in 1817. They exchanged 5-1/2 sections in 1827 for St. Joseph County land. Potawatomi Chief Moran extinguished Indian rights to the land in 1835 by selling the remaining 1/2 section for $450.00. Nathaniel Graves, the first white man to own land on the Reserve, Built his farmhouse here in 1836.

Erected by Monroe County Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 41° 57.445′ N, 83° 39.246′ W. Marker is in Dundee, Michigan, in Monroe County. It is on East Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dundee MI 48131, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

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 walking distance of this marker: Macon Reservation Unit (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Mill Museum (approx. 0.3 miles

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away); Dundee's Old Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Old Village Jail (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Mill or Grist Stone (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dundee Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dundee Civil War Gazebo (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dundee - Hub of the Highways (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dundee.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 19, 2022

2. Macon Indian Reserve Marker

Nathaniel Graves farmhouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 19, 2022

3. Nathaniel Graves farmhouse.

Nathaniel Graves Farmhouse Tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 19, 2022

4. Nathaniel Graves Farmhouse Tablet

Built in 1836
Michigan Territory

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,552 times since then and 112 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 22, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.