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Chief Menominee Memorial Site

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Built
  
1909 (1909)

Architect
  
Novelli & Calcagni Co.

Opened
  
1909

Added to NRHP
  
27 December 2010

Built by
  
B.C. Southworth & Son

NRHP Reference #
  
10001082

Area
  
4,000 m²

Chief Menominee Memorial Site

Location
  
S. Peach Rd., north of W. 13th Rd. and southwest of Plymouth, West Township, Marshall County, Indiana

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. It is the first monument to a Native American erected under a state or federal legislative enactment.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

References

Chief Menominee Memorial Site Wikipedia