Kouts in Porter County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Site of Tassinong
Photographed by Christopher Light, September 1, 2007
1. Site of Tassinong Marker
A French mission and Trading Post - 1673
Post Office Established - 1837
John Jones, P.M.
Incorporated as a Village 1852
by
Joseph Bartholomew and Jesse Spencer
Erected by Historical Society of Porter County, Duneland Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1673.
Location. 41° 20.981′ N, 87° 1.674′ W. Marker is in Kouts, Indiana, in Porter County. It is on Baums Bridge Road near State Road 49, on the left when traveling north. Located under the trees along the road, in the front yard of a house. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kouts IN 46347, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: To the Unknown Dead (approx. 7.4 miles away); Navy Mothers Club Memorial (approx. 7½ miles away); Chapel of the Resurrection (approx. 7.9 miles away); Founders' Rock (approx. 7.9 miles away); a different marker also named Founders' Rock (approx. 7.9 miles away); Music Hall Bench (approx. 7.9 miles away); Victory (approx. 8 miles away); Almira Fifield, M.D. (approx. 8.2 miles away).
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Photographed by Christopher Light, September 1, 2007
2. Site of Tassinong Marker
Photographed by Christopher Light, September 1, 2007
3. Site of Tassinong Marker
Before Tassinong was the French Mission, it was the site of a Potawatomi Village. This is the northern edge of the Grand Kankakee Marsh.
Photographed by Christopher Light, September 1, 2007
4. Site of Tassinong (south and east of the marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. This page has been viewed 4,516 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 9, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
