Friday, October 13, 2017

Old Indian Burial Grounds in Upper Sandusky, Ohio

This site (bordering Harrison Smith Park), located along South Fourth Street (just south of East Wyandot Avenue) in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio, is labeled "Old Indian Burial Grounds." The sign reads: "Wyandott Council House Once Stood 435 Feet South of This Site."

This site, located along South Fourth Street (just south of East Wyandot Avenue) in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio, is labeled "Old Indian Burial Grounds." The sign reads: "Wyandott Council House Once Stood 435 Feet South of This Site."

Behind the sign sits a circle of tombstones surrounding a monument.

Catharine E. Walker, Died 6 December 1844:


In Memory of Harriet C., Daughter of Alexander & Catharine Long, Died Sept. 25, 1842:


Sarah J., Daughter of John and Catharine Tinley, Died April 15, 1845, Aged 2 Mo.:


This stone is broken and illegible:


In Memory of Lewis Garrett, Who Died Sept. 6, 1845, Aged 32(?):


In Memory of Alexander Long, Who Departed This Life May 26, 1858, Aged 16 Years:


In Memory of George Garrett, Who Died Feb. 16, 1846, Aged 45 Years:


Old Indian Burial Grounds, South Fourth Street, Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio 43351

Below is the view looking northward along South Fourth Street.


You can read the Wyandotte Nation's story of their 1843 removal from Upper Sandusky here. The Find-a-grave interment listings are available here.

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