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Near La Fontaine in Wabash County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Miami Indian Memorial

 
 
Miami Indian Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, October 8, 2011
1. Miami Indian Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Chief Metocinyah, whose village was destroyed by Campbell's troops during the Mississinewa Expedition of 1812, has been credited with quieting the Miami after the invasion. This service to the Americans is believed to be the reason his band was given a reservation of 6,400 acres, including 10 miles of river frontage by the Treaty of 1838. The Meshingomesia Reservation, the last in Indiana, was confirmed to Chief Meshingomesia by the Treaty of 1840. By petition to the Congress in 1873 Meshingomesia was persuaded to divide the land under government supervision, among the 63 members of the band then living. Soon after the division, the land mostly was in the hand of Americans, by marriage as well as by purchase.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Native AmericansWar of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
 
Location. 40° 39.397′ N, 85° 44.999′ W. Marker is near La Fontaine, Indiana, in Wabash County. Marker is on S. Bruner Road (County Road E1100 S) 1.9 miles west of County Road S 350 E, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: La Fontaine IN 46940, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Metocinyah's Village (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chief Meshingomesia (approx. 1˝ miles away); Miami Indian Cemetery
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(approx. 1˝ miles away); La Fontaine Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named La Fontaine Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Mississinewa Battlefield (approx. 2 miles away); Here on December 17-18, 1812 (approx. 2 miles away); Conner's Mill (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Fontaine.
 
Miami Indian Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, March 18, 2014
2. Miami Indian Memorial Marker
View from S. Bruner Road
Miami Indian Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, March 18, 2014
3. Miami Indian Memorial Marker
View to north along S. Bruner Road
Meshingomesia (Mihsiinkweemisa) Cemetery and Indian School Historic District image. Click for more information.
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4. Meshingomesia (Mihsiinkweemisa) Cemetery and Indian School Historic District
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 741 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on January 29, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos:   1. submitted on January 16, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.   2, 3. submitted on March 18, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.   4. submitted on November 29, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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