The Treaty Tree And Memorial Tablet, Grosse Ile - Grosse Ile, MI - There's a Book About It on Waymarking.com

Located along the east side of the island is a placard on a stone marking the spot where the negotiations between the Macomb brothers and the Native Americans took place that resulted in the sale of Grosse Ile. This book describes the history and events that are captured on the marker and in the book.

The historical marker reads:

This stone
marks the location of the treaty tree
and commemorates
the conveyance by treaty of Gross Ile
(known to the Indians as Kitche-Minishon)
and adjacent islands
to William and Alexander Macomb
by the Pottawatomie Indians
the treaty was signed by eighteen chiefs
for the Pottawatomie Nation of Indians
on July 6, 1776

The events of the past shape the pathway of the future
Erected by the Woman's Improvement Association of Grosse Ile 1906

ISBN Number: 1019694912 Author(s): Woman's Improvement Association of Grosse Ile

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