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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G7Z_storage-cabin_Wabash-IN.html
The original treaty camp had four storage cabins. In addition to storing goods and supplies for the camp, they also stored items for Indian trade.
Traders were instructed to arrive with an attractive selection of items to be used in the treaty neg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G7Y_council-house_Wabash-IN.html
The Council House was used by the commissioners during negotiations and preparation of the Treaty of 1826. Following the completion of the treaty signing, it continued to play an important role in the development of the area.
In the spring of 1827…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G7T_cooks-cabin_Wabash-IN.html
Meals for the treaty participants were prepared in the cook cabin.
While the exact number of participants is not known, it is documented that the Potawatomie and Miami tribes camped on both sides of the Wabash River, numbered in the several hundre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G7S_treaty-of-1826-meeting-camp_Wabash-IN.html
In the early 1820's, the northern half of Indiana had very little white settlement.
The Miami and Potawatomie Indians had suffered serious defeats at the hands of General Anthony Wayne along the Maumee River (1794) and William Henry Harrison at th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G7R_the-big-four-railroad_Wabash-IN.html
In 1872, the Cincinnati, Wabash, and Michigan Railroad was built through Wabash County. It later became the Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati, and St. Louis Railroad, also known as the Big Four.
The Big Four maintenance shops were constructed on this…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G7Q_settlers-cabin_Wabash-IN.html
The first settlements in Wabash County soon followed the Treaty of 1826. The treaty grounds became known as the headquarters for new comers.
The Samueal McClure, Sr. family moved to the treaty grounds in January, 1827. They later built a log cabi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G79_the-wabash-river_Wabash-IN.html
The Wabash River begins as a small stream near Fort Recovery, Ohio and passes through 16 Indiana counties on its 500 mile journey to its confluence with the Ohio River.
The river was named Wah-Bah-Shi -Ka, meaning "water over the white rocks…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G78_paradise-spring-historical-park_Wabash-IN.html
Paradise Spring Historical Park is rich with history. In 1826, United States representatives met on this site with the chiefs of the Miami and the Potowatami tribes. A treaty was signed allowing for white settlement of land in northern Indiana and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G77_the-wabash-river-and-the-big-four-cut_Wabash-IN.html
In 1896, with the aid of dynamite, mules, and strong backs, railroad workers began cutting through the ancient Wabash Reef thus creating the "Big Four Cut."
The Wabash Reef, located northeast of the park and visible from where you are st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G5T_kin-com-a-ong-spring_Wabash-IN.html
The treaty between the United States and the Miami Tribe of Indians was held near this spring October 23, 1826 U.S. Commissioners Louis Cass, James B. Ray and John Tipton.
Erected Indiana Centennial Year 1916