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Title: Ohio archæological and historical quarterly
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Subjects: History Archaeology
Publisher: Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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t of the Indian history of the regionimmediately surrounding his home, describing the early Winne-bago village, and a council held at the neighboring Fox Bluffwith them by Maj. Henry Dodge, on May 25, 1832, for thepurpose of urging them not to participate in the then impend-ing Black Hawk war. Miss Louise Kellogg entertained the guests with a historyof the fur-trading post located in early days near West Point.President Arthur Wenz, being introduced by Secretary Charles The Wisconsin Archaeological Society. 359 E. Brown, briefly explained the aims and work of the Wis-consin Archaeological Society. He expressed the grateful ap-preciation of the organization to the committee of local archae-ologists and their ladies, and to all others who had contributedto the great success of the Madison meeting. At the requestof the pilgrims, Dr. Frederick Starr of the University ofChicago, was then called upon and, responded with a stirringaddress. He explained the educational and scientific value of
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Fig. 8. Cottage of Mr. Lewis and Adjacent Mounds. Wisconsins ancient animal-shaped and other prehistoric Indianmonuments, and deplored their destruction through the opera-tions of money-grabbing land sharks and other agencies. Wis-consin citizens had cause, he stated, to be justly proud of thework of the state archaeological society in creating a state-wideinterest in their protection and preservation. He discussed atlength the authorship and totemic significance of the emblematicmounds. THE HARRISON TABLE ROCK AND BALLSBATTLEFIELD. (On Saturday, September 10, 1910, the anniversary of PerrysVictory on Lake Erie, 1813, two of the most important historical siteson the route of the Harrison Trail through Sandusky County weremarked with bronze tablets and appropriate unveiling exercises by theladies of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri-can Revolution. We publish the report of the proceedings as appearedin The Fremont Daily News—Editor.) The two sites recognized

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