Huntington North High School - Modulus Yearbook (Huntington, IN)

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H untington--- Past and Present Q 3335 , UNTINGTON! What wonderful changes have been brought about 9 gtg 5 during its century of existence! As we gpass through the pages of its history, we marvel at the rise of a small, insignificant village, to a now prosperous industrious. well-known city. We see the passing of the redman, the conquest of the pale-face, and all those elements that cause its history to be the pageant it is. Huntington, the county seat of Huntington County and the only incorporated city in the county, is situated on the Little River near the center of Huntington Township. Long before the white man first visited this country, the site of the city was known to the Indians as We-pe-che-an-gan-ge, which means Flint Place or place of the flint. Here the Redmen were wont to gather and drink from the clear, flowing springs which the early traders called, Flint Springs . Tradition tells us that General Harrison and his army camped on the ridge where the city now stands, while on his way from Fort Recov- ery, Ohio, to the Tippecanoe River in 1811. It is almost positive that the army passed through this country, but the exact spot where they camped cannot be authentically sited. The early inhabitants of this wild, unknown country were the In- dians who were chiefly of the Miamis. They were a freedom loving tribe who roved through the forests hunting, or wandered along the rivers and fished. They were clean, well developed men and women who were considered intellectually superior to any of the neighboring tribes. Probably their first well known chief was Little Turtle who lived at the present site of Fort Wayne. His chieftainship was one of deep and careful planned deeds and at his death in july, 1812, he was succeeded by jean Baptiste Richardville, commonly called John B. Richardville, a half-breed of French and Indian blood. Catherine, one of his three daughters became the wife of Frances La Fontaine, who at the death of Richardville in 1841, became the last principal chief of the Miami Nation. Here indeed, is a man whose character we can pause over and dis- cuss for a few minutes. He is described as a tall portly man weighing about 350 pounds. He was athletic, being one of the best runners of his time. His elevation to the chieftainship came after the treaties of 1826 and 1838, which took the land from his people and humbled their pride, PAGE EIGHTEEN