Daughters of the American Revolution; Ten O'Clock Line, Story, Indiana
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N 39° 05.947 W 086° 12.829
16S E 567982 N 4328070
Placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution, this sign describes the importance of the "Ten O'Clock Treaty" and how this chapter got its name.
Waymark Code: WMFBBH
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2012
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The sign, placed in 1976, states:
The Ten O'Clock Line commemorates an historical event of September 30, 1809, when Governor William Henry Harrison negotiated a treaty at Fort Wayne, Indiana with the Miami Indians. This treaty opened three million acres of land for white settlers.
The treaty drew the famous Ten O'Clock Line which runs from the mouth of Raccoon Creek on the Wabash River near Montezuma to a point near Seymour, Indiana in a southeasterly direction as a shadow would be cast by the sun at ten o'clock on September 30.
Group that erected the marker: Daughters of the American Revolution
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
State Road 135
Nashville, IN USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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