Site of Wa-Pe-Kah-Me-Kunk boulder

Boulder Marker for Wah-pe-kah-me-kunk -(Minnetrista Blvd.-

Description: On boulder: This boulder marks the traditional site of Wah-Pe-Kah-Me-Kunk, the White River town of the Munsee clan of Delaware Indians. It is, also, a memorial to Joshua, a Christian Indian, who was burned by the tribe, March 1806. A martyr to his faith. In this vicinity the Indians cultivated their maize and corn, and later, it was known as the May Ground where the villagers of Munsee Town gathered for their spring-time frolics. Erected by Paul Revere chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, June 14, 1917.
More information about this image can be found in the Greene, Richard A. Our Neighborhood Articles collection.
1962-01-03, https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GrnRchOrNgh/id/6041
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Origin: 1952
Created By: Greene, Richard A., 1903-1984
Source: http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/sg/id/3139
Collection: Spurgeon-Greene Photographs
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Geography: Muncie
Delaware County
Indiana
United States
North and Central America
Subjects: Minnetrista Cultural Center
Boulders
Monuments & memorials
Historical markers

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