Pine Creek Indian Reservation

Coordinates: 42°06′15″N 85°15′32″W / 42.10417°N 85.25889°W / 42.10417; -85.25889 (Pine Creek Indian Reservation)
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Pine Creek Potawatomi Reservation
Fulton, Michigan
Coordinates42°06′15″N 85°15′32″W / 42.10417°N 85.25889°W / 42.10417; -85.25889 (Pine Creek Indian Reservation)
Area120 acres (49 ha)
Built1845 (1845)
NRHP reference No.73000946[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1973

The Pine Creek Indian Reservation is the home of the

Fulton, Michigan and Athens, Michigan.[2] The historic structures on the reservation were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

History

In 1838, members of the Potawatomi nation were forcibly removed from local lands to Kansas, in an operation known as the Potawatomi Trail of Death. During this removal, a group of Tribal Members escaped and returned to their native lands in Michigan. In 1845, Chief Moguago purchased a 120-acre parcel of land along the Pine Creek, and established the Pine Creek Indian Reservation.[2] With the help of Europeans in nearby Athens, the Potawatomi constructed several houses and a school.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Press Kit (PDF), Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi