Mississinewa Battleground

	Mississinewa Battleground Mississinewa may refer to: * Mississinewa River in Indiana * USS ''Mississinewa'' may refer to: , a ''Cimarron''-class fleet oiler, was launched 28 March 1944 and sunk 15 November 1944. , a ''Neosho''-class fleet oiler, was in service from 1955 to 1991. * Mississinewa High School Treaty of Mississinewas, 1826 Mississinewa Lake Dam * The Battle of the Mississinewa * Mississinawa Township, Darke County, Ohio Mississinawa Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census recorded 752 people living in the township. Geography Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships ... {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Mississinewa River The Mississinewa River is a tributary of the Wabash River in eastern Indiana and a small portion of western Ohio in the United States. It is long and is the third largest tributary behind the White and Little Wabash Rivers, only slightly larger than the Embarras and Vermilion Rivers.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 19, 2011 Via the Wabash and Ohio rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. During the War of 1812, the river was the site of the Battle of the Mississinewa, which pitted United States forces against the Miami Indians. Two oilers of the U.S. Navy have been named USS ''Mississinewa'' after the river. The word Mississinewa is partly derived from the Miami Indian word ''nimacihsinwi'' which means “It lies on a slope”. Course The Mississinewa River has its headwaters near the Indiana state border in northwestern Darke County, Ohio, within of the start of the Wabash. Both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Mississinewa High School Mississinewa High School is a high school in Gas City, Indiana, with more than 800 students. The nickname of the students and the athletic teams is "Mississinewa Indians". This school is a part of the Mississinewa Community School Corporation, or MCSC, which also features Westview Elementary School, Northview Elementary School, and R.J. Baskett Middle School. Athletic Conference and History This school is a part of the Central Indiana Conference (CIC), which it has been since 1979. Prior to 1979 it was a part of numerous athletic conferences. The Grant County Conference from the school's founding in 1948 until 1965. The school joined the Mississinewa Valley Conference in 1952, concurrently playing in both until it left the GCC in 1965. It continued in the MVC until 1975, moving to the Classic Athletic Conference where it remained until 1979. It currently has an IHSAA Class of AAAA for the sport of Football. Notable alumni * Ron Horn - NBA forward * Herb McPherson - NBA draft pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Treaty Of Mississinewas The Treaty of Mississinewas or the Treaty of Mississinewa also called Treaty of the Wabash is an 1826 treaty between the United States and the Miami and Potawatomi Tribes regarding purchase of Indian lands in Indiana and Michigan. The signing was held at the mouth of the Mississinewa River on the Wabash, hence the name. Terms After negotiations with the Potawatomi to build the Michigan Road through Indiana by James B. Ray and Lewis Cass on behalf of President John Quincy Adams, Cass negotiated a pair of treaties to purchase lands in Indiana and Michigan, collectively called the Treaty of Mississinewa. By the treaty, the Miami leadership agreed to cede to the United States the bulk of Miami reservation lands held in Indiana by previous treaties. In compensation, the families of Chief Richardville and certain other Miami notables were given estates in Indiana, with houses like the Richardville House and livestock furnished at government expense. The federal government agreed to buy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mississinewa Lake Dam Mississinewa Lake Dam is a dam in Miami County, Indiana, just outside the town of Peru, in the central part of the state. Authorization and construction The dam was among those authorized by the 1958 Flood Control Act. The dam was designed and built by the Louisville district of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The earthen dam was constructed from 1962 to 1967, with a height of , and long at its crest. It impounds the Mississinewa River for irrigation storage and flood control. The dam is owned and operated by the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division of the Corps of Engineers. Reservoir The reservoir it creates, Mississinewa Lake, has a normal water surface of , has a maximum capacity of , and a normal capacity of . Mississinewa Lake operates in conjunction with the J. Edward Roush and Salamonie lakes to prevent flooding downstream in the lower Wabash and Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Battle Of The Mississinewa The Battle of the Mississinewa, also known as ''Mississineway'', was an expedition ordered by William Henry Harrison against Miami Indian villages in response to the attacks on Fort Wayne and Fort Harrison in the Indiana Territory. The site is near the city of Marion, Indiana. Today, the location is the site of ''Mississinewa 1812'', the largest War of 1812 reenactment in the United States, which is held every October. The annual festival draws thousands of visitors from all over the world. In 2004, a large memorial was unveiled and is currently on display near the Mississinewa River in downtown Marion. Expedition After receiving permission from Secretary of War William Eustis, Harrison ordered Lieutenant Colonel John B. Campbell to lead an expedition into Indiana. Campbell's objective was to destroy the Miami villages along the Mississinewa River. If possible, he was to avoid harm to Miami chiefs Pacanne, Jean Baptiste Richardville, White Loon, or Lenape Chief Silver Heel. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]