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InMemory ofWahbememeChief White Pigeonwho about 1830 gavehis life to save thesettlement at thisplace.
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"These Gave Their Last Full Measure"?????World War IPvt Robert E. Swartz?????Sep 23, 1918 ?????World War IIS2C Lyle E. Burdick???????Sep 24, 1942PFC Arthur R. Gowker????????Feb 21, 1944SGT Richard L. Dickonson?????Sep 28, 1944 ?????VietnamSP…
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(Front Side)The Great Sauk Trail, which connected Detroit, Chicago and Green Bay, Wisconsin, crossed the St. Joseph River at a shallow spot in this vicinity. Responding to the westward migration of pioneers, the federal government surveyed the tra…
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Signed on August 29, 1821, the Treaty of Chicago resulted in the Potawatomi and other tribes in southwestern Michigan Territory turning over their lands to the federal government. In 1831, after the land was surveyed, the government opened this of…
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Standing on this site since Andrew Jackson was president of the United States, the building where the White Pigeon Land Office conducted business from 1831 to 1834 is one of the historic treasures of Michigan. From this building, title to much of …
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Side 1Potawatomi Chief Wahbememe (White Pigeon) was a signer of the 1795 Treaty of Greenville, which placed Michigan Great Lakes forts in U.S. hands. The chief was known as a friend to the white settlers in Michigan. According to legend, while att…
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