Frog Creek in Washburn County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Pioneer Settler and Indian Burial Ground

Chittamo

Photographed by Greg Seitz, May 15, 2015

1. Chittamo Burial Ground Marker

Inscription.
In unmarked graves nearby lie nearly 50 settlers and Indians who dwelt in the Chittamo area just before 1900. Only the following are known to have been buried in the year shown.

John Detweiler* 1894 • James Heenan 1894 • John Heenan Jr., 1894 • Laxius La Prairie, Sr.* 1895 • Mrs. John Heenan, Sr. 1897 • John Heenan, Sr. 1898 • Mrs. Laxius La Prairie, Sr. 1900 • Daughter, Mary La Prairie 1900 • Son, Laxius La Prairie, Jr. 1901

* Civil War Veterans

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 46° 8.082′ N, 91° 42.916′ W. Memorial is in Frog Creek, Wisconsin, in Washburn County. It is at the intersection of County Highway G and Colton Road / Town Hall Road, on the right when traveling north on County Highway G. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: N13895 Co Rd G, Minong WI 54859, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Western Wisconsin. It is also in

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the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

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 3 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Amick Settlement (approx. 8½ miles away); Antoine Gordon (approx. 8.8 miles away); Brule–St. Croix Portage (approx. 13.8 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2025, by Greg Seitz of May Township, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 41 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 3, 2025, by Greg Seitz of May Township, Minnesota. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.