Site of Little Turtle's Miami Village - Columbia City, IN
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N 41° 09.888 W 085° 24.382
16T E 633695 N 4558275
Found on the old alignment of highway 30 or Lincoln highway near a mobile home court by the same name.
Waymark Code: WMG89V
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2013
Views: 6
"Little Turtle (Mishikinoqkwa), c. 1747-1812, was born and raised here on the Eel (Kenapocomoco) River. The Miami village was destroyed by American troops in 1812 and most of the tribe was removed from Indiana by 1843."
County: Whitley
Year Placed: 1966
Name: Site of Little Turtle's Miami Village
ID#: 92.1966.2
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