Francis Godfroy Cemetery

Francis Godfroy Cemetery

Miami Chief Francis Godfroy's grave, March 2010
Location State Road 124, east of Peru, Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana
Coordinates 40°45′3″N 85°59′35″W / 40.75083°N 85.99306°W / 40.75083; -85.99306Coordinates: 40°45′3″N 85°59′35″W / 40.75083°N 85.99306°W / 40.75083; -85.99306
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1812 (1812)
NRHP Reference # 84001203[1]
Added to NRHP March 1, 1984

Francis Godfroy Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana. The cemetery was established in 1812 on the site of a Miami Nation village and Chief Francis Godfroys council chambers.[2]:2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Ray Bakehorn (July 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Francis Godfroy Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01..


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