Forks of Wabash

Forks of Wabash (HMUC9)

Location: Huntington, IN 46750 Huntington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 52.632', W 85° 31.824'

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The junction of the Wabash and Little rivers, 100 yards south, was the western terminus of the Maumee-Wabash long portage and, in 1835, of the first section of the Wabash and Erie Canal. During the 18th century French and English traders passed this way and, in 1778, Henry Hamilton brought 171 British troops and 350 Indians with 40 boats through the portage enroute to retake Fort Sackville at Vincennes. Three Miami villages were located here and Chiefs Richardville and LaFontaine once lived here. The Forks was the scene of many Indian councils and the Miami Treaties of 1834, 1838 and 1840.
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HM NumberHMUC9
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number35.1972.1
Placed BySociety of Indiana Pioneers
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 1:46pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 623826 N 4526164
Decimal Degrees40.87720000, -85.53040000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 52.632', W 85° 31.824'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 52' 37.92" N, 85° 31' 49.44" W
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Area Code(s)260
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2990 W Park Dr, Huntington IN 46750, US
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