Chief Menominee Memorial Site


Chief Menominee Memorial Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Chief Menominee Statue, June 2007
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Location	S. Peach Rd., north of W. 13th Rd. and southwest of Plymouth, West Township, Marshall County, Indiana
Coordinates	41°17′43″N 86°21′43″W / 41.29528°N 86.36194°W / 41.29528; -86.36194Coordinates: 41°17′43″N 86°21′43″W / 41.29528°N 86.36194°W / 41.29528; -86.36194
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1909 (1909)
Built by	B.C. Southworth & Son
Architect	Novelli & Calcagni Co.
NRHP Reference #	10001082^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 27, 2010

Chief Menominee Memorial Site is a historic site located in West Township, Marshall County, Indiana. The memorial site was dedicated in 1909, and includes a triangular park, remains of the replica chapel foundation stones, and the Chief Menominee Monument. The log replica chapel was destroyed by fire in 1920. The Chief Menominee Monument is a 17-foot tall granite monument dedicated to the memory of Chief Menominee.^[2] It is the first monument to a Native American erected under a state or federal legislative enactment.^[3]^[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/10 through 12/30/10. National Park Service. 2011-01-07.
↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Kurt West Garner (October 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chief Menominee Memorial Site" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
↑ "Marshall County, Indiana". Potawatomi Trail of Death Association. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
↑ McKee, "The Centennial of 'The Trail of Death'," p. 27.

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