Greentown in Howard County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Miami Indian Village of Ma shock o mo
Inscription.
The Miami Indian village of Ma shock o mo was in this vicinity. Before 1848 the Miamis had sugar camps in the area, where they made sugar and syrup from the maple trees which were abundant.
Erected 1998 by Greentown Sesquicentennial Committee, Native American Preservation Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
Location. 40° 27.851′ N, 85° 57.92′ W. Marker is in Greentown, Indiana, in Howard County. It can be reached from County Road E100S east of State Route 213, on the right when traveling east. This marker sits off of the road away where 850 East turns into 100 South. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 942 County Rd South 850 E, Greentown IN 46936, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hy Red Gasoline Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of Ind. Tumbler and Glass Co. (approx. 1.1 miles away); In Commemoration of Elwood Haynes (approx. 7 miles away); Howard County Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.1 miles away); Haynes Horseless Carriage (approx. 7½ miles away); Speedking Garfield (approx. 7.9 miles away); Kokomo Strong (approx. 8.1 miles away); Kokomo Gas Tower (approx. 8.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greentown.
More about this marker. Marker sits back from the road a bit and nature is growing up in front of it making it difficult to see from the road.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2023, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 28, 2023, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.



