Indiana Territory Boundary Line

Indiana Territory Boundary Line (HMT40)

Location: La Porte, IN 46350 LaPorte County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 36.997', W 86° 43.96'

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Northwest Territory formed 1787; Indiana Territory formed 1800. Admission of Ohio 1803 and formation of Michigan Territory 1805 established Indiana Territory's northern boundary at southern tip of Lake Michigan. When Indiana became state in 1816, Congress moved boundary ten miles north giving Indiana part of Lake Michigan.

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[Map of territorial boundary line at top of marker with following text under it]:

Northern boundary of Indiana Territory established at southern tip of Lake Michigan when Michigan Territory formed in 1805.
Details
HM NumberHMT40
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number46.1999.1
Year Placed1999
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau, The Hinton Family, and LaPorte County Historical Society, Inc
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 12:13am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 522272 N 4607245
Decimal Degrees41.61661667, -86.73266667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 36.997', W 86° 43.96'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 36' 59.82" N, 86° 43' 57.60" W
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Area Code(s)219
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 209 Pine Lake Ave, La Porte IN 46350, US
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