Near Little Chute in Outagamie County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Treaty of the Cedars

By Keith L, September 6, 2007

1. Treaty of the Cedars Marker

Inscription. The Treaty of the Cedars was concluded on the Fox River near here September 3, 1836. Under the treaty the Menominee Indian nation ceded to the United States about 4,000,000 acres of land for $700,000 (about 17 cents per acre). The area now contains the cities of Marinette, Oconto, Appleton, Neenah, Menasha, Oshkosh, Wausau, Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens Point and many others. The six-day meeting ended in a spirit of mutual respect and fairness. Governor Dodge said, “I view it as a matter of first importance to do the Indians ample justice in all our treaty stipulations,” and Menominee Chief Oshkosh later affirmed, “We always thought much of Governor Dodge as an honest man.” The treaty was proclaimed February 15, 1837, and the Indians began moving to their new homes west of the Wolf River.

Erected 1958 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 77.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society marker series.

Location. 44° 16.878′ N, 88° 19.674′ W. Marker is near Little Chute, Wisconsin, in Outagamie County. Marker is on State Highway 96 near Washington Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at

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By Keith L, September 6, 2007

2. Nearby Marker -- The Treaty of the Cedars

Near this site September 3, 1836 The Menominee Indians ceded to The United States by THE TREATY OF THE CEDARS Four million acres between the Fox, Wolf and Menominee Rivers Signed by HENRY DODGE Territorial Governor OSHKOSH Menominee Head Chief

the end of a cul-de-sac, next to the Fox River. Marker is in this post office area: Little Chute WI 54140, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Revolutionary War Veterans (approx. 2.4 miles away); Number 736 (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Merging of Milwaukee-Downer and Lawrence Colleges (approx. 3.6 miles away); Wisconsin's First Deed (approx. 3.7 miles away); Lawrence University (approx. 3.8 miles away); Vulcan Street Plant Replica (approx. 3.8 miles away); First Edison Hyrdoelectric System in America (approx. 3.8 miles away); 9-11 Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away).

Also see . . . Fox Valley Turning Points. Transcript of the Treaty of the Cedars, 1836. Articles of Agreement, made and concluded at Cedar Point, on Fox River, near Green Bay, in the Territory of Wisconsin, this third day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six. Between Henry Dodge, Governor of said Territory of Wisconsin, commissioner on the part of the United States, on the one part; and the Chiefs and Headmen of the Menomonie Nation of Indians, of the other part. (Submitted on September 13, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.)

Categories. • Native Americans • Notable Events •

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By Keith L, September 6, 2007

3. Treaty of the Cedars Markers

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