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Sources - 1787 to Early Statehood

Indiana from the Northwest Ordinance (1787) to Early Statehood (1816-1840)

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Page 1 - Northwest Territory

  1. Map of ‘States and Territories of the United States (1787) – from #2 Below listed as ‘Wikimedia Commons’
  2. ‘THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE AND WESTWARD EXPANSION’ Pg 8-11, Pg 17 [Bill of Rights in Action 33:`1 (crf-usa.org)] Fall 2017 Vol. 33 Number 1 – Bill of Rights in Action Teach Democracy (Previously called Constitutional Rights Foundation)
  3. ‘The Northwest Ordinance 1787 - A Bicentennial Handbook’ Edited by Robert M. Taylor, Jr.  Published by the Indiana Historical Society 1987; The 3rd Chapter Pages 31-77 - ‘The Northwest Ordinance:  An Annotated Text’ contributed to by at least 6 different authors is an excellent review of the text of the Northwest Ordinance.  The provided Territorial Maps are also very helpful.

Page 2 – Indiana Territory and Native American Treaties

  1. Indiana Territory Boundaries at the date of formation 7 May 1800   - Author:  en:User:Fay2 Category: Maps of Indiana Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 
  2. Indiana Land that was transferred under the various treaties - Author:   Wikimedia User: Arnold Platon on 5 April 2012 vector version of User: Charles Edward's Indiana Indian treaties.jpg Population Figures from Wikipedia - Indiana Territory

Page 3 - A map of the Indiana Territory in 1812

  1. A map of the Indiana Territory in 1812 displaying notable places and battles in the War of 1812 Wikimedia Author Charles Edwards 17 January 2009

Page 4 – 3 Pictures of Indiana’s Early Capitols

  1. Grouseland – Wikimedia User: Nyttend taken 30 April 2011 - Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  2. Corydon – Second Territorial Capitol -  First State Capitol ; From the Corydon Harrison County, Indiana Website (Corydon Capitol State Historic Site - Corydon, Indiana (thisisindiana.org) Website created by Louder Agency, LLC PO Box 23211 Louisville, KY 4022
  3. Second Indiana State Capital in Indianapolis 1835-1877 from theIndiana Historical Society Digital Collections - Approx.1876lithograph from unidentified atlas

Page 5 – Kekionga

  1. General Information from Wikipedia contributors. (2023, October 25). Kekionga. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia retrieved Nov. 5, 2023
  2. Map of Kekionga:  As stated from 1790 Map from the Military Journal of Ebenezer Denny (Lifetime: 1761 -1822) but immediate source: John F. Winkler: Wabash 1791, Osprey Publishing
  3. Seal of the City of Ft. Wayne, IN:  In the Public Domain but originally designed by Franklin P. Randall in 1858

Page 6 - Lick Creek African American Settlement

  1. Lick Creek Settlement Holds Piece of Black History in Indiana - Limestone Post Magazine in Bloomington, Indiana – Article by Diane Walker - Photograph of John Elias Deed from article - Copied from the Orange County, Indiana, Deed Book from February 20, 1833
  2. Hoosier National Forest - Special Places (usda.gov) Map of Lick Creek Area from this article

Page 7– Harmonie & New Harmony

  1. New Harmony, Indiana – Wikipedia
  2. University of Southern Indiana Website on New Harmony: History - University of Southern Indiana (usi.edu)
  3. Indiana: A New Historical Guide by Taylor, Stevens, Ponder and Brockman Tour #8 Pages 247-52.  Published 1989 by the Indiana Historical Society
  4. Maps as stated are printed from Google Maps

Page 8 – Pictures from/of New Harmony

  1. Harmonist Lentz House built in 1822 – Official Site of New Harmony Town Government New Harmony Indiana Photo Gallery | Official Site of New Harmony Town Government (newharmony-in.gov)
  2. Thrall’s Opera House – same as above Official Site of New Harmony Town Government
  3. Working Men’s Institute Museum & Library – From Website of New Harmony Business Associates, Inc. Visit New Harmony - Working Men's Institute
  4. Atheneum Visitor’s Center – from Wikimedia User: Michael_Gäbler from 26 March 2006 as part of New Harmony, IN. – Wikipedia
  5. New Harmony Indiana as proposed by Robert Owens - Engraving by F. Bate, London 1838 Published by "The Association of all Classes of all Nations" as part of the New Harmony, IN. - Wikipedia

Page 9 – Key Figures in ‘Early Indiana’

  1. Anthony Wayne - portrait by Edward Savage 1761-1817 available from the New York Historical Society  Anthony Wayne (1745–1796) – Works – New-York Historical Society (nyhistory.org) Anthony Wayne information from Wikipedia; Anthony Wayne · George Washington's Mount Vernon; Biography of General Anthony Wayne (ushistory.org); Anthony Wayne of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana on Allen INGenWeb Project (acgsi.org); Unlikely General (yale.edu) by Mary Stockwell
  2. Jean Baptiste Richardville – sketch from Wikimedia ‘Mingusboodle’ from over 100 years ago but posted 1 Sept 2008 along with information from Jean Baptiste Richardville from Wikipedia.

Page 10 – Key Figures in ‘Early Indiana’

  1. William Wells – sketch from the Chicago Historical Society Artist unknown Portrait of William Wells - Museum Collection (Chicago History Museum) - CARLI Digital Collections (illinois.edu) Information from William Wells – Wikipedia; The Death of Captain Wells, by Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County—a Project Gutenberg eBook published 1954; William Wells and the Struggle for the Old Northwest - University of Oklahoma Press (oupress.com) published March 2015.
  2. Frances Slocum – portrait by George Winters (1810-1876) available from Native Peoples in the Americas: Native Americans capture Quaker Frances Slocum 1773-1847 (ournativeamericans.blogspot.com);  Information from same website; Frances Slocum – Wikipedia; 20160304_Frances_Slocum.pdf (in.gov).

Page 11 – Key Figures in ‘Early Indiana’

  1. William Henry Harrison – portraitby James Reid Lambdin 1835 from The White House Historical Association  Information from William Henry Harrison – Wikipedia; William Henry Harrison (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov);  Remembering William Henry Harrison: The most obscure President? | Constitution Center
  2. onathan Jennings – portrait from 1819 by James Forbes (1797-1881) at the Indiana State Library  Information from Jonathan Jennings – Wikipedia; IHB: Indiana Governor Jonathan Jennings (1784 - 1834); Jonathan Jennings: Honoring the Autonomy and Democratic Values of Pioneer Hoosiers – The Indiana History Blog.

Page 12 – Pictures associated with Key Figures from ‘Early Indiana.’

Top 3 Pictures:

  1. Ft. Wayne Fort - Taken July 16, 2019 by Tom Whiteman
  2. Anthony Wayne Statue Freimann Square – unknown
  3. Chief Richardville Home – Taken Oct. 25, 2023 by John Whiteman

Middle 3 Pictures:

  1. All 3 Taken by Tom Whiteman on Sept. 13, 2021

Bottom 3 Pictures:

  1. Frances Slocum Gravestone – Taken on 18 March 2010 by Sarah Stierch originally posted to Flickr as Frances Slocum's Grave then added to Wikimedia via CC BY-SA 2.0
  2. Chief Richardville’s Gravestone – Taken on May 8, 2012 by User: Nyttend on Wikimedia
  3. Jonathan Jennings Gravestone – Taken on Sept. 30, 2008 by C. Bedford Crenshaw

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