Columbia City in Whitley County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Eel River Post-Fort

Photographed By Christopher Light, June 24, 2007

1. Eel River Post-Fort Marker

Inscription. Ten Rods North. Site of a Miami trading post 1762. Fortified by Chief Little Turtle 1779. House built for him after Greenville Treaty. Spared when Fort Razed by Colonel Simrall. Sept 1812.

Funded by Col. Augustin de le Balme Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Erected 2001 by Troop 83, Laud, IN, Boy Scouts of America, Col. Augustin de le Balme Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1762.

Location. 41° 9.614′ N, 85° 21.549′ W. Marker is in Columbia City, Indiana, in Whitley County. Marker is on De le Balme Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia City IN 46725, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Last Home of Chief Little Turtle (within shouting distance of this marker); La Balme Massacre Site (approx. ¼ mile away); Colonel Augustin De La Balme (approx. half a mile away); Civil War Veterans (approx. 1.8 miles away); Concord Methodist Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Site of Little Turtle’s Miami Village

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(approx. 2½ miles away); This Tribute To… (approx. 4.1 miles away); Site of First County Court and First Mill (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia City.

The Post is about where the house stands. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Christopher Light, June 24, 2007

2. The Post is about where the house stands.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 21, 2011

3. Eel River Post-Fort Marker

View of the historical marker looking east along De la Balme Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. This page has been viewed 3,222 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on May 4, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. 3. submitted on February 19, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.