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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBAN_christmas-noel-dagenet_Montezuma-IN.html
Marker FrontBorn December 25, 1799 near Terre Haute; baptised by Father Rivet, missionary at Vincennes. Son of French fur trader Ambrose Dagenet and Mechinquamesha, sister of Wea chief Jacco. Served Wea nation and U.S. government at Treaty of St. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBA1_winning-school-of-parke-county-indiana_Bloomingdale-IN.html
1809 ? ? ? (Relief of Lincoln) ? ? ? 1865
The Gettysburg Address "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB9Z_dennis-hall_Bloomingdale-IN.html
An 1860 addition to Western Manual Labor School. The school was operated by Quakers from 1846 to 1916. The name was changed to Friends Bloomingdale Academy in 1862.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB5B_miami-legend-of-the-sandhill-crane_Fort-Wayne-IN.html
Long before settlers appeared on the scene, the American Indian people here used the sandhill crane as a symbol for their tribe. Early British and American officials referred to the people we know as Miami as "Twightwees" in various spellings such…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB5A_the-fur-traders-and-the-military-at-fort-wayne_Fort-Wayne-IN.html
The French built Fort St. Philippe (Fort Miamis) west of this area by 1722, to command the land portage here between the Maumee and Wabash Rivers. It was important to the French to protect the area in their political competition with the British a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB57_first-americans_Fort-Wayne-IN.html
The confluence area of the Three Rivers was known to the native people since as early as the end of the last Ice Age, more than 10,000 years ago. As the glaciers melted and receded, they paused here creating a high point in the topography of the l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB54_flood-retention-walls_Fort-Wayne-IN.html
The concrete retention walls at the north end of the plaza will help downtown Fort Wayne withstand future flooding when the rivers rise. They were constructed where sandbaggers and volunteers worked during the flood of 1982 to build a dike to prot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB4H_headwaters-park_Fort-Wayne-IN.html
Architect Eric R. Kuhne was commissioned to design a flood control plan that would provide for a park and premier festival center. It could also serve as a model for flood control in other sections of the country. The Headwaters Park Commission wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB4E_early-effort-to-build-a-park_Fort-Wayne-IN.html
Around the turn of the century, the nationwide "City Beautiful" movement found local expression through the efforts of Charles Mulford Robinson and nationallly known landscape architect George Kessler. Seeking to reclaim the natural beauty of our …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB4B_the-floods_Fort-Wayne-IN.html
Most often the rivers here brought prosperity. They are the reason humanbeings settled here; established a land portage to connect with the Wabash River system; and attracted the canal followed by rails, highways, industry, and homes. They brought…