Near Columbia City in Whitley County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Last Home of Chief Little Turtle
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 21, 2011
1. Last Home of Chief Little Turtle Marker
Site of British Fort
and
Last Home of
Chief Little Turtle
(Me-she-me-noc-quah)
1795.......................1812
Erected by Charles H. More.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War of 1812 • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1752.
Location. 41° 9.607′ N, 85° 21.573′ W. Marker is near Columbia City, Indiana, in Whitley County. It is on De la Balme Road north of East Old Trail Road, on the left when traveling north. This historical marker is situated near the north side of the road, affixed to a large stone, on a residential property, at a bend in De la Balme Road where the road turns from running north to running east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6905 De la Balme Road, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eel River Post-Fort (within shouting distance of this marker); La Balme Massacre Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); Colonel Augustin De La Balme (approx. half a mile away); Civil War Veterans
this page online
Other markers no longer nearby. Seek's Village (was approx. 3½ miles away but has been confirmed missing); Site of Hardins Defeat (was approx. 4.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 21, 2011
2. Last Home of Chief Little Turtle Marker
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 21, 2011
3. Last Home of Chief Little Turtle Marker
View of the historical marker in the foreground with a view of the residences in the background, behind the historical marker.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 21, 2011
4. Last Home of Chief Little Turtle Marker
View of the historical marker in the left foreground, looking east along De la Balme Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 21, 2011
5. Last Home of Chief Little Turtle Marker
View of the historical marker looking west towards the adjacent farm fields that are in the background of the picture.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 21, 2011
6. Last Home of Chief Little Turtle Marker
View of the historical marker in the right foreground, and in the background a distant view of the bend in the road where De la Balme Road turns from heading west and starts to head south.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,496 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 18, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 19, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
