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Indian Treaty Boundary Marker

Photography Historical posted on Mar 16, 2015
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This stone obelisk, located 250 feet west of the Indian Boundary Line marker, demarcates the boundary between the lands of the Treaty of Mississinewa (1826) to the north and the lands of the Treaty of Tippecanoe (1832) to the south. The east-west line between the Indian Boundary Line marker and the stone obelisk is the boundary line described in the marker. Inscribed on the faces of the obelisk are Treaty of Mississinewa (north face), Ordinance Line (west face), Treaty of Tippecanoe (south face), and Indian Boundary Line (east face) The Treaty of Tippecanoe was signed in 1832. The federal government had already purchased the Miami claim to the region in a previous treaty, and the Pottawatomi were the only natives who still held a claim in the region. The land purchased was most of the northwestern part of the state of Indiana. It was recorded in the treaty as: ... beginning at a point on Lake Michigan, where the line dividing the States of Indiana and Illinois intersects the saline thence with the margin of said Lake, to the intersection of the southern boundary of a cession made by the Pottawatomie, at the treaty of the Wabash, of eighteen hundred and twenty-six; thence east, to the northwest corner of the cession made by the treaty of St. Joseph's, in eighteen hundred and twenty-eight; thence south ten miles; thence with the Indian boundary line to the Michigan road; thence south with said road to the northern boundary line, air designated in the treaty of eighteen hundred and twenty-six, with the Pottawatomie; thence west with the Indian boundary line to the river Tippecanoe; thence with the Indian boundary line, as established by the treaty of eighteen hundred and eighteen, at St. Mary's to the line dividing the States of Indiana and Illinois; and thence north, with the line dividing the said States, to the place of beginning. The treaty provided for establishing a reserve for the Pottawatomie along the Yellow River, and to build a mill for them on that reservation. In exchange for the land, the Potawatomi tribe was granted an annual payment of $20,000 for a term of twenty years. Upon signing the treaty, the tribe was also granted $100,000 in goods, and a lump sum payment of $62,412 for payment of debts owed by the Potawatomi. The government also offered the tribes assistance in moving to new lands in Indian Territory, and providing farming implements to assist them in cultivating the land they would move to. In 1838 (a mere 6 years after signing that 20 year payment agreement it should be noted) the government forcibly removed the Pottawatomi from the area. Best viewed full size. Thanks for looking & commenting. Previous Photo: thumb_2605803.jpg ----------- * RangeRiderRichard's Photo Albums

Comments (2)


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Faemike55

10:08PM | Mon, 16 March 2015

let's hear it for the arrogance and greed of the white man Great capture

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goodoleboy

9:53PM | Wed, 18 March 2015

Excellent POV and clarity in this shot of the obelisk, trees and shadows. As my half Indian boss at work used to say: White man law no good.


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