Indian Village in Noble County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Chief Papakeechas House
← one quarter mile south
Photographed by Duane Hall, July 30, 2012
1. The new marker installed in July 2012.
Erected 1967 by Noble County Historical Society. (Marker Number 57.1967.1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.
Location. 41° 22.828′ N, 85° 38.693′ W. Marker is in Indian Village, Indiana, in Noble County. It is at the intersection of West 200 North and North 1150 West on West 200 North. North 1150 West joins IN 5 in Indian Village, or you can take West 200 North west off IN 5 a ways north of Indian Village and south of Cromwell. 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: Indian Oven (approx. 1.2 miles away); Continental Divide (approx. 3.3 miles away); Greider / Oak Grove Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away); Papakeechie's Reserve
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Additional commentary.
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.
2. Flat Belly's house & grave site
As a young surveyor I was doing survey work near the house in the late 1980's. I found brick pieces that were maybe around 4 or 5 hundred feet Southwesterly of where the current house is to the North. The pieces were close to the wood line.
Based on my research I know that Chief Flat Belly & at least 2 of his tribe are buried southwest of where his homesite was. Eli Lilly described the area in one of his books. the graves are over looking the stream. Note: Mr. Lilly was a historian but unfortunately he took a lot of Indian artifacts from the Papakeechie preserve back to his home city of Indianapolis.
Photographed by Christopher Light, November 2, 2007
2. Looking south on N 1150 West towards the house site (top of the hill)
There is no greater stain on our US history than the things we did to the Miami people.
— Submitted October 12, 2024, by Bill Rensberger of Chesterton, Indiana.
Photographed by Christopher Light, November 2, 2007
3. The possible house site (west of the road)
Photographed by Christopher Light, November 2, 2007
4. Other possible site (east of the road)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. This page has been viewed 4,332 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 6, 2012, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 7, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
