Little Turtles Gravesite Marker
| Description: |
A photograph of Little Turtles gravesite marker located at 634 Lawton Place, Fort Wayne, Indiana. This image file is a 300 dpi, jpg2000 file, converted using Photoshop CS2 software from a 600 dpi, 24-bit, uncompressed TIFF image scanned on a Epson Expression 1600 Scanner. Chief Little Turtle, 1752 - 1812.Me-She-Kin-No-Quah, Chief of the Miami Indians, Teacher of his people, friend of the United States. His Endeavors toward peace should serve as an inspiration for future generations. This plot of ground, the last resting place of Chief Little Turtle, is dedicated to the children of America and made a public park in 1959 through the generosity of Eleanor Smeltzly and Mary Catherine Smeltzly under the auspices of the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society. |
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| Origin: | ca. 1960 |
| Source: |
http://mdon.library.pfw.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cc_acfwhs/id/962 |
| Collection: |
History Center Digital Collections |
| Copyright: |
Copyright The History Center (Fort Wayne). All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. Requests for reproduction and use should be sent to The History Center: https://fwhistorycenter.org/contact-us/Access to The History Center collection provided by Purdue University Fort Wayne. |
| Subjects: |
Little Turtle, 1747?-1812 Miami Indians Indians of North America--Indiana--Fort Wayne |
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