Near Little Chute in Outagamie County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Treaty of the Cedars

Photographed by Keith L, September 6, 2007

1. Treaty of the Cedars Marker

Inscription. The Treaty of the Cedars was concluded on the Fox River near here September 3, 1836. Under the treaty the Menominee Indian nation ceded to the United States about 4,000,000 acres of land for $700,000 (about 17 cents per acre). The area now contains the cities of Marinette, Oconto, Appleton, Neenah, Menasha, Oshkosh, Wausau, Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens Point and many others. The six-day meeting ended in a spirit of mutual respect and fairness. Governor Dodge said, “I view it as a matter of first importance to do the Indians ample justice in all our treaty stipulations,” and Menominee Chief Oshkosh later affirmed, “We always thought much of Governor Dodge as an honest man.” The treaty was proclaimed February 15, 1837, and the Indians began moving to their new homes west of the Wolf River.

Erected 1958 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 77.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Peace. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 15, 1837.

Location. 44° 16.878′ N, 88° 19.674′ W. Marker has been damaged. Marker is near Little Chute, Wisconsin, in Outagamie County. It is on Wisconsin

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Route 96 near Washington Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is at the end of a cul-de-sac, next to the Fox River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Little Chute WI 54140, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

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 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: St. John Nepomucene (approx. 0.7 miles away); Revolutionary War Veterans (approx. 2.4 miles away); Captain Hendrick Aupaumut (approx. 2.6 miles away); Number 736 (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Merging of Milwaukee-Downer and Lawrence Colleges (approx. 3.6 miles away); Wisconsin's First Deed (approx. 3.7 miles away); Lawrence University (approx. 3.8 miles away); Vulcan Street Plant Replica (approx. 3.8 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. World's First Hydroelectric Central Station (was approx. 3.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Treaty of the Cedars Historical Marker found on fire. Reward offered for those responsible for setting the marker on fire. (Submitted on May 26, 2025, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Additional keywords. forced relocation

Nearby Marker -- The Treaty of the Cedars image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, September 6, 2007

2. Nearby Marker -- The Treaty of the Cedars

Near this site September 3, 1836 The Menominee Indians ceded to The United States by THE TREATY OF THE CEDARS Four million acres between the Fox, Wolf and Menominee Rivers Signed by HENRY DODGE Territorial Governor OSHKOSH Menominee Head Chief

Treaty of the Cedars Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, September 6, 2007

3. Treaty of the Cedars Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 3,511 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.