Near Wheeling in Carroll County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Sycamore Row
Photographed By Trevor L Whited, April 30, 2021
1. Sycamore Row Marker
Inscription.
Sycamore Row. . The sycamores here line the sides of the Michigan Road, which connected the Ohio River with Lake Michigan and further opened Indiana for white settlement and trade. Under intense military and economic pressure, Potawatomi leaders ceded the land for the road in 1826. John Tipton, one of the U.S. agents who negotiated this treaty, purchased the land here in 1831. The state began work on the road in the 1830s. While there are several theories on how the trees came to be here, their origin is uncertain. By the 1930s, road improvements threatened the trees, but residents organized to preserve them over the following decades. In 1983, the Carroll County Historical Society petitioned to reroute the highway and saved Sycamore Row.
The sycamores here line the sides of the Michigan Road, which connected the Ohio River with Lake Michigan and further opened Indiana for white settlement and trade. Under intense military and economic pressure, Potawatomi leaders ceded the land for the road in 1826. John Tipton, one of the U.S. agents who negotiated this treaty, purchased the land here in 1831. The state began work on the road in the 1830s. While there are several theories on how the trees came to be here, their origin is uncertain. By the 1930s, road improvements threatened the trees, but residents organized to preserve them over the following decades. In 1983, the Carroll County Historical Society petitioned to reroute the highway and saved Sycamore Row.
Erected 2021 by Indiana Historical Bureau, Carroll County Historical Society, And The Friends Of Carroll County Parks.
Location. 40° 36.316′ N, 86° 23.472′ W. Marker is near Wheeling, Indiana, in Carroll County. Marker is on Indiana Route 29 near County Road 400, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3979 Route 29, Camden IN 46917, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2022, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2022, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. 4. submitted on September 7, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
