Mount Pleasant in Isabella County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Indian Cemetery

Photographed by Joel S., October 25, 2015

1. Indian Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In the 1850s, the Methodist Episcopal (Indian) Church established the Bradley Mission School and Indian Cemetery in this area. The cemetery served the mission until the late 1860s. Only a few grave markers are visible and it is not known how many Indians were buried here. The best-known Indian buried here was Chief Shaw-Shaw-Waw-Na-Beece (1817-1868). As leader of the Saginaw Swan Creek and Black River Band of Chippewa, he signed the Treaty of 1855, which set aside six adjoining townships of land in Isabella County for his tribe.

Erected 1987 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1298.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 43° 37.139′ N, 84° 47.853′ W. Marker is in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, in Isabella County. It is on South Bamber Road near O'Connor Drive, on the right when traveling north. Marker is about

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1.5 miles north of West High Street (Michigan State Highway 20). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Pleasant MI 48858, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mid-Michigan.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Isabella County Court House was already over thirty years old… (approx. 1.4 miles away); Isabella County Courthouse Postcards (approx. 1.4 miles away); Isabella County Courthouse and Jail (approx. 1.4 miles away); Isabella County Seat / The Founding of Mount Pleasant (approx. 1.4 miles away); Doughty House (approx. 1½ miles away); Central Michigan University (approx. 1½ miles away); Indian Mills (approx. 1.6 miles away); Sacred Heart Academy (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Pleasant.

Photographed by Joel S., October 25, 2015

2. Indian Cemetery Marker

Indian Cemetery gravestones image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel S., October 25, 2015

3. Indian Cemetery gravestones

Gravestone of Chief Shaw-Shaw-Waw-Na-Beece image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel S., October 25, 2015

4. Gravestone of Chief Shaw-Shaw-Waw-Na-Beece

Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2015, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,250 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 20, 2015, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.