Sumnerville Mounds / Sumnerville Cemetery

Sumnerville Mounds / Sumnerville Cemetery (HM17ZT)

Location: Niles, MI 49120 Cass County
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N 41° 54.736', W 86° 12.292'

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(Obverse Side)
Sumnerville Mounds
Between the first and fourth centuries A.D. Hopewell Indians built nine burial mounds near here. The six remaining earthen mounds reflect the Hopewellian culture, which flourished in the Eastern Woodlands of North America, primarily in Illinois and Ohio. Sumnerville is one of the few places in Michigan where Hopewellian mounds have survived into the twentieth century. While most mounds have been destroyed by plowing or construction, the Sumnerville mounds were preserved by the landowners. Some of the artifacts removed from the mounds during the late nineteenth century were acquired by the Public Museum of Grand Rapids. Archaeologists named "Sumnerville Incised," a type of Hopewellian pottery, for its association with this site.

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Sumnerville Cemetery
The earliest marked grave in Sumnerville Cemetery dates from 1830 and bears the name "Emily Markham." Many Pokagon pioneers are buried there, including the prominent African American families of Ash, Gault, Mitchem, and Mitchell. The remains of Cass County's first white settlers, Uzziel and Anna Putnam are interred in the cemetery. The Putnams came to Pokagon Prairie in 1825. Charity Thompson, the widow of Berrien County's first white settler, Squire Isaac Thompson, and two of their children are also buried in the cemetery. Veterans, beginning with the War of 1812, are interred there, as well as judges, legislators and township officials. Since 1990, Pokagon Township has cared for the cemetery.
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HM NumberHM17ZT
Series This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series
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Marker NumberS666/L667
Year Placed2000
Placed ByMichigan Historical Center, Michigan Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 1:26am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 565941 N 4640341
Decimal Degrees41.91226667, -86.20486667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 54.736', W 86° 12.292'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 54' 44.16" N, 86° 12' 17.52" W
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Area Code(s)269
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 32949 Pokagon Hwy, Niles MI 49120, US
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