Tekonsha Township in Calhoun County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Te-Kon-Qua-Sha

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, May 18, 2023

1. Te-Kon-Qua-Sha Marker

Inscription.
In commemoration of
Te-kon-qua-sha
1768 ★ 1825
Chief of the Pottowatomies

This village - Tekonsha - named in his honor, is located on the site of the old Indian village governed by that chief.

Erected 1924 by The Community.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1768.

Location. 42° 5.398′ N, 84° 59.233′ W. Marker is in Tekonsha, Michigan, in Calhoun County. It is in Tekonsha Township. It is at the intersection of South Main Street and South Church Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 510 South Main Street, Tekonsha MI 49092, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Michigan.

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.

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8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tekonsha Village Jail (approx. ¼ mile away); Harvey Randall House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); Narrow Gauge Railway to the Cement Factory (approx. 7.4 miles away); Union City Creamery (approx. 7.4 miles away); Randall Dam & Start of Millrace (approx. 7.4 miles away); Coldwater River & Bridge (approx. 7½ miles away); J.P. Palmer Launch and & Railroad Trestle (approx. 7½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tekonsha.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, May 18, 2023

2. Te-Kon-Qua-Sha Marker

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, May 18, 2023

3. Tekonsha

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,199 times since then and 102 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.