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Meshingomesia Cemetery and Indian School Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Meshingomesia Indian School, January 2013
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Location	3820 W600N, northeast of Jalapa, Pleasant Township, Indiana
Coordinates	40°38′28″N 85°43′50″W / 40.64111°N 85.73056°W / 40.64111; -85.73056
Area	1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built	1795 (1795)–1881
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	12001149
Added to NRHP	January 9, 2013

Meshingomesia Cemetery and Indian School Historic District is a historic Indian school, cemetery, and national historic district located in Pleasant Township, Grant County, Indiana. This site was historically used for a variety of purposes including education, recreation, cultural, civic and government, and ceremonial. It is also known as Mihsiinkweemisa Cemetery and Indian School Historic District. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

History

It encompasses a school building (c. 1870), a cemetery, and grave markers located on a portion of land reserved by the Miami Nation during the period of treaty making between 1794 and 1840. The property has been continuously owned by the Miami (Myaamia) people.

The school building was moved to its present location about 1944 and restored in 1998. It is not known how many people were buried here. Not all of the burial markers are intact, with roughly 65 visible gravestones.

References

1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/07/13 through 1/11/13. National Park Service. January 18, 2013.
2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved April 1, 2016. Note: This includes Michael Galbraith and Angela Quinn (April 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Meshingomesia Cemetery and Indian School Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.

External links

• Miami Indian Cemetery at Find a Grave
• Media related to Meshingomesia Indian School at Wikimedia Commons

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