Near Culver in Marshall County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Pioneer Camp
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Nas-Wau-Kee and Maxinkuckee
The Very Rev. John Wm. Houghton, Ph.D.
1. Pioneer Camp side of the marker
Pioneer Camp. Here, at twilight on July 26, 1836, after a two-week trip from southern Indiana, Marshall County’s first multi-family group of pioneer settlers made their camp, blowing a conch shell to announce their arrival to Vincent Brownlee, who had spent the winter nearby after an advance party staked their claims in 1835. The Blakeley, Brownlee, Dickson, Houghton, Lawson, Lewis, Logan, McDonald, Morris, Thompson, and Voreis families were joined before the year’s end by the Norris and Hults households, and others soon followed. The boulder, carved by pioneer grandson Ernest S. Logan, was dedicated July 26, 1936.
Nas-Wau-Kee and Maxinkuckee. The reservation of Potawatomi chief and spokesman Nas-wau-kee and his brother, Quash-qua, was approx. half a mile south, along today’s 18 B Road. Around 1828, the Federal government paid M. H. Scott to build cabins for the chiefs, who were moved to Kansas in 1837. From 1842, the former reservation lands could be sold to help pay Indiana’s debts from the Wabash & Erie Canal, and the village of Maxinkuckee grew up on the old site, the only settlement in the county to have such a connection. At the village’s western edge, Abraham Bogardus’s Allegheny House (1855) marked the beginning of local tourism.
Erected 2021 by an ad-hoc
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is July 26, 1836.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 41° 13.47′ N, 86° 22.926′ W. Marker was near Culver, Indiana, in Marshall County. It was at the intersection of Indiana Route 10 and Queen Road, on the right when traveling east on Indiana Route 10. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Culver IN 46511, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Northern Indiana and in Greater South Bend. It was also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 9 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Potawatomi Indian Village (approx. 5 miles away); Chief Menominee (approx. 5 miles away); Taber Cemetery (approx. 7½ miles away); Plymouth Firemans Memorial (approx. 7½ miles away); First Meeting of Marshall County (approx. 8.1 miles away); Plymouth's First Fire Alarm (approx. 8.9 miles away); Roberts Cemetery (approx. 9 miles away); Honor Roll - Marshall County Indiana (approx. 9 miles away).
Other markers no longer nearby. Trail of Death (was approx. 5.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Menominee Chapel (was approx. 5.6 miles away but has been reported
The Very Rev. John Wm. Houghton, Ph.D.
2. Nas-Wau-Kee and Maxinkuckee side of the marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2023, by The Very Rev. John Wm. Houghton, Ph.D. of Culver, Indiana. This page has been viewed 509 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 1, 2023, by The Very Rev. John Wm. Houghton, Ph.D. of Culver, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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