Madeline Bertrand Park
Known as Parc aux Vaches, or "cow pasture," this area was named by the French for the wild buffalo that once grazed here. Two major Indian trails crossed here: the Sauk Trail, also called the old Chicago Trail, which linked Detroit and Chicago; and the Miami Trail, which linked the Grand and the Wabash rivers. About 1808 French fur-trader Joseph Bertrand established a post in this area. Bertrand married Madeline, said to be the daughter of Potawatomi Chief Topenebee. Under the 1821 Treaty of Chicago, which ceded much of the lower southwest corner of Michigan to the United States, this site was deeded to Madeline Bertrand. Parc aux Vaches is now part of Niles Township.| HM Number | HM17UU |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series |
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| Marker Number | L1363C |
| Year Placed | 1987 |
| Placed By | Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 8:05am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 560709 N 4623726 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 41.76305000, -86.26965000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 45.783', W 86° 16.179' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 45' 46.98" N, 86° 16' 10.74" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 269 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3038 Adams Rd, Niles MI 49120, US |
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