Indian Village in Noble County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Indian Oven

80 Rods East →

The new marker installed in July 2012. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 30, 2012

1. The new marker installed in July 2012.

Inscription. Here at a fireplace or oven on the east shore of Indian Village Lake those Miamis that had comprised Papakeecha’s Band prepared their last meal before leaving tribal lands c. 1839.

Erected 1967 by the Noble County Historical Society. (Marker Number 57.1967.2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 41° 21.849′ N, 85° 38.378′ W. Marker is in Indian Village, Indiana, in Noble County. It is on State Road 5. SR 5 at public access site entrance, south side of Indian Village. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cromwell IN 46732, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chief Papakeecha’s House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Greider / Oak Grove Cemetery (approx. 2.3 miles away); Continental Divide (approx. 3.2 miles away); Stewart-Griesinger Cemetery (approx. 3.4 miles away); Wilmot (approx. 3.8 miles away); North Webster Cemetery (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Dixie (approx. 4 miles away); Mock Cemetery (approx. 4.6 miles away).

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1. New Marker
The previous marker was damaged by storms in 2011 and removed. A new marker was installed in the same location in July 2012. No changes were made to the marker inscription.

— Submitted August 6, 2012, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.

Marker and the Methodist Cemetery across the road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Light, November 2, 2007

2. Marker and the Methodist Cemetery across the road.

Public Access site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Light, November 2, 2007

3. Public Access site

Photographed by Christopher Light, November 2, 2007

4. Indian Lake

Site of the 'ovens' and the meal. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Light, November 2, 2007

5. Site of the 'ovens' and the meal.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. This page has been viewed 4,056 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 6, 2012, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 7, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.