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This area of high ground, over 300 acres south of the Eel River, is called "The Island". It was once a principal stronghold of the Miami Indians under Chief Little Turtle. It was a boundary line for lands between the Pottawattomis and Miamis, an indian torture ground and site of an Indian village where the Miami Indians held their summer festivals.
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| HM Number | HMK0O |
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| Placed By | Whitley County |
| Marker Condition |   7 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 7:03pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 627483 N 4553626 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 41.12393333, -85.48135000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 7.436', W 85° 28.881' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 7' 26.16" N, 85° 28' 52.86" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 260 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 2670 IN-9, Columbia City IN 46725, US |
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