Michigan City in LaPorte County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Battle of Trail Creek

— Dec. 5, 1780 —

Photographed by Duane Hall, April 5, 2014

1. Battle of Trail Creek Marker

Inscription. In the aftermath of George Rogers Clark’s conquest, skirmishers from Cahokia led by Capt. B. Hamelin and Lt. T. Brady, who had raided Fort St. Joseph, were defeated and captured near here by fur-trader Etienne Champion and Potawatomi allies of the British.

Erected by Indiana Society, Colonial Dames XVII Century.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames XVII Century, National Society series list.

Location. 41° 43.136′ N, 86° 52.407′ W. Marker is in Michigan City, Indiana, in LaPorte County. It is at the intersection of Liberty Trail and E. 8th Street, on the right when traveling north on Liberty Trail. Marker is located in front of the park hall in Krueger Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 Liberty Trail, Michigan City IN 46360, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana,

specifically on the Indiana Dunes and Lake Michigan Shore,

and in Greater South Bend.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Anderson (approx. 0.7 miles away); Controlling an Invasive Predator (approx. ¾ mile away); Michigan City Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Michigan City World War II Memorial

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Saint Stanislaus Cemetery World War II Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Elston Grove Historic District (approx. 1.3 miles away); Naomi Anderson (approx. 1.3 miles away); Charles R. Westcott (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Michigan City.

Photographed by Duane Hall, April 5, 2014

2. Battle of Trail Creek Marker

In front of park hall in Krueger Memorial Park

Photographed by Duane Hall, April 5, 2014

3. Battle of Trail Creek Marker

Near intersection of Liberty Trail and E. 8th Street

Photographed by Duane Hall, April 5, 2014

4. Battle of Trail Creek Marker

View to north along Liberty Trail

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 3,441 times since then and 144 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 8, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.