Near Brookville in Franklin County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Intersection of Treaty Lines

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 20, 2013

1. Intersection of Treaty Lines Marker

Inscription. One mile south is intersection of western boundary line of Treaty of Greenville, Ohio (1795) and Treaty of Grouseland, near Vincennes (1805), northeastern boundary line. By these treaties, Native American tribes ceded land to the United States government for settlement.

Erected 1995 by Indiana Historical Bureau, Franklin County Historical Society, and Surveyors Historical Society. (Marker Number 24.1995.3.)

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.

Location. 39° 24.491′ N, 85° 3.169′ W. Marker is near Brookville, Indiana, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of St. Mary's Road and Castle Road, on the left when traveling west on St. Mary's Road. Marker is at south corner of intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brookville IN 47012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boundary Hill (approx. 1.6 miles away); David Stoops - Pioneer (approx. 2 miles away); Lock 21 and the Twin Arch Aqueduct at Yellow Bank Creek (approx. 2 miles

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away); The Whitewater Canal Trail Offers You: (approx. 2.1 miles away); Yellow Bank Flag Stop / Hendrickson's Ice Pond (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named The Whitewater Canal Trail Offers You: (approx. 2.1 miles away); Abram Hammond (approx. 2.3 miles away); Brookville, Franklin County (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brookville.

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 20, 2013

2. Intersection of Treaty Lines Marker

At south corner of intersection of St. Mary's Road and Castle Road

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 793 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 19, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.