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Intersection of Treaty Lines

Intersection of Treaty Lines

Location: Castle Road and St. Mary's Road, about 2 miles west of Brookville via 6th Street. (Franklin County, Indiana)

Erected 1995 Indiana Historical Bureau

ID# : 24.1995.3

Text

One mile south is intersection of western boundary line of Treaty of Greenville, Ohio (1795) and Treaty of Grouseland, near Vincennes (1805), northeastern boundary line. By these treaties, Native American tribes ceded land to the United States government for settlement.

Keywords

Early Settlement and Exploration, American Indian/Native American