Near Arpin in Wood County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Indian Bill Cemetery
Photographed by Keith L, December 11, 2006
1. Indian Bill Cemetery Marker
The Potawatomi tradition was to build a grave house over the burial site. These grave houses are meant to deteriorate naturally until their spirits rest in the happy hunting grounds of immortality.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. 44° 31.573′ N, 90° 4.325′ W. Marker is near Arpin, Wisconsin, in Wood County. It is on Bluff Drive 1.3 miles west of County Highway E, on the right when traveling west. Marker is near the south edge of Powers Bluff County Park, near the exit. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Arpin WI 54410, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Wisconsin. 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Geological History of Powers Bluff (approx. Ό mile away); Slidre Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery (approx. 5.9 miles away); City Founders Cemetery (approx. 6½ miles away); Center of the State of Wisconsin (approx. 6.8 miles away); History of the Bataan Death March Memorial (approx. 6.9 miles away); Prisoners of War
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Other markers no longer nearby. Indian Dance Rings (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); Powers Bluff (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
More about this marker. This community was named Tah-qua-kik by Native Americans.
Photographed by Keith L, December 11, 2006
2. Indian Bill Cemetery
Photographed by Keith L, December 11, 2006
3. Grave Houses
Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,036 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 10, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
