Chief Menominee Memorial Site

United States historic place


Chief Menominee Memorial Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Chief Menominee Statue, June 2007
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 No.	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

^ ^a ^b "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.