Columbia City in Whitley County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Eel River Post-Fort
Photographed by Christopher Light, June 24, 2007
1. Eel River Post-Fort Marker
Funded by Col. Augustin de le Balme Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Erected 2001 by Troop 83, Laud, IN, Boy Scouts of America, Col. Augustin de le Balme Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1762.
Location. 41° 9.614′ N, 85° 21.549′ W. Marker is in Columbia City, Indiana, in Whitley County. It is on De le Balme Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia City IN 46725, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana and in Greater Fort Wayne. 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 what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Last Home of Chief Little Turtle (within shouting distance of this marker); La Balme Massacre Site (approx. Ό mile away); Colonel Augustin De La Balme (approx. half a mile away); Civil War Veterans (approx. 1.8 miles away); Concord Methodist Church (approx.
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Other markers no longer nearby. Seek's Village (was approx. 3½ miles away but has been confirmed missing); Site of Hardins Defeat (was approx. 4.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Christopher Light, June 24, 2007
2. The Post is about where the house stands.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 21, 2011
3. Eel River Post-Fort Marker
View of the historical marker looking east along De la Balme Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. This page has been viewed 3,947 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on May 4, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. 3. submitted on February 19, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
