Chief Menominee

[cbtreks]

Last month we went for a drive on a really hot Saturday and decided to go the Chief Menominee Memorial Site, which is a little south of Plymouth, Indiana (the Marshall County seat). I know I've driven by the freeway sign telling how far it is many times over the years but had never been before. ozma914 and his wife went there a few weeks before we did,

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[curiouswombat]

A lovely memorial - but how sad that the memorial was needed.

The flowers and the candle are such a personal touch, it would be interesting to see if they are replaced regularly or if it was one person visiting with a real personal link.

[debris4spike]

That is a nice honour for him ... of a sad time in history.

I loved the TV series Dr Quinn ... and on the later series they dealt with some of the horrors that the tribes were put through.

[cbtreks]

I imagine there are similar memorials across the country and it really is sad that they're necessary.

I'm already thinking about when to go back - maybe Labor Day weekend - it'll be nearly 3 months later so probably a good interval.

[cbtreks]

I used to watch the show. I particularly remember an episode about sickle cell anemia (but it wasn't called that back then).

Sadly, its seems we don't always learn from our history.

[ozma914]

I have a post about it that I haven't had a chance to get up yet. I did do a quick little post on Facebook right after we got back, which is probably what you saw. It's amazing what you can stumble on locally!