Photograph
Big Foot Village Marker
Close-up view of the Big Foot village marker erected by the Geneva Lake Historical Society. The plaque reads: "A village of Potawatomi Indians occupied the rising ground west of this point when the first whites visited the lake, May 1831. The intention of these Indians to join the hostiles in the Black Hawk War of 1832 was defeated by Shabbona, an Ottawa Indian friendly to the whites, who here learned of the impending attack and warned the settlers. The Indian lands were bought by the United States at the Great Council at Chicago in 1833 and the Indians were removed to western reservations in 1836." |
Image ID: | 31142 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1935 |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
City: | Fontana |
County: | Walworth |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Place File* |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | PF Fontana.1 |
Original Dimensions: | 8.75 x 6.75 inches |
Cities and towns |
Fences |
Historic sites |
Outdoor photography |
Plaques, plaquettes |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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