Near Columbia City in Whitley County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Island

Photographed by Dave Zollinger, February 23, 2006

1. The Island Marker

Looking north from west side of SR 9.

Inscription. This area of high ground, over 300 acres south of the Eel River, is called "The Island". It was once a principal stronghold of the Miami Indians under Chief Little Turtle. It was a boundary line for lands between the Pottawattomis and Miamis, an indian torture ground and site of an Indian village where the Miami Indians held their summer festivals.

Erected by Whitley County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 41° 7.436′ N, 85° 28.881′ W. Marker is near Columbia City, Indiana, in Whitley County. It is on State Road 9 3.4 miles north of State Road 14, on the left when traveling north. Location is south of Columbia City. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia City IN 46725, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana

and in Greater Fort Wayne.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eel River Battlefield (approx. 1.6 miles away); MJL Columbia City Historical Mural (approx. 2.3 miles away); Whitley County Courthouse (approx. 2.3 miles away); Whitley County Civil War Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Whitley County (approx. 2.3 miles away); Whitley County Korean War Memorial

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(approx. 2.3 miles away); Yontz Grocery (approx. 2.3 miles away); Thomas Riley Marshall (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Whitley County Jail (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Wikipedia entry for Chief Little Turtle. (Submitted on April 23, 2010.)

Photographed by Dave Zollinger, February 23, 2006

2. The Island Marker

View looking north from west side of SR 9.

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 3, 2023

3. The Island Marker

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Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2010, by Dave Zollinger of Goshen, Indiana. This page has been viewed 3,884 times since then and 224 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2010, by Dave Zollinger of Goshen, Indiana. 3. submitted on September 7, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.