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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB9_mississinewa-battlefield_Marion-IN.html
On Dec. 17, 1812, Lt. Colonel John B. Campbell with 600 mounted troops arrived at this site under orders to destroy the Miami Indian Villages along the Mississinewa River from here to the present site of Peru.The destruction of the village on this…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB0_miami-indian-cemetery_Marion-IN.html
The largest Indian cemetery in Indiana. Few graves are marked. The Indians buried here are largely descendants of Chief Metocinya and include Meshingomesia and his family. The first burial was probably in 1873. Burial was contrary to Indian tradit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAZ_former-narrow-gauge-railroad_Marion-IN.html
Tracklayers building narrow gauge railroad connecting Great Lakes at Toledo, Ohio, with Mississippi River reached this point October 1, 1880. In 1887, 2,000 men converted 206 miles of this to standard gauge railroad in 11 hours.
A significant p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAX_new-purchase-boundary_Marion-IN.html
In October 1818, Purchasing Commissioners Lewis Cass, Benjamin Parke and Governor Jonathan Jennings acquired Indian claims on the land shown on this marker. About one-third of modern Indiana was involved in this transaction.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAU_battle-of-mississinewa_Marion-IN.html
Two miles west. Site of battle fought Dec. 18, 1812, in which British-allied Miami Indians were defeated by U.S. troops and Militia under Col. John Campbell.