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Indiana Historical Bureau

Location: US 50 and N. Old Michigan Road, 2 miles east of Holton. (Ripley County, Indiana)

Indiana Historical Bureau 1949

ID# : 69.1949.1

Text

Extending from Michigan City to the Ohio River at Madison. Begun by the state in 1832 with funds obtained from sale of land granted by the Potawatomi Indians. Opened northern part of state to settlers.

Keywords

Transportation, American Indian/Native American