Garden Island Indian Cemetery

	Garden Island Indian Cemetery
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Michigan State Historic Site
	Spirit houses, c. 1910
	Interactive map
Location	Garden Island
Coordinates	45°48′10″N 85°30′30″W / 45.80278°N 85.50833°W
Area	7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built	1851
Architectural style	"Spirit houses"
NRHP reference No.	78001494
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 17, 1978
Designated MSHS	July 26, 1973

The Garden Island Indian Cemetery, also designated 20CX12, is an archaeological site and Ojibwe burial site.^[4] located on Garden Island in Charlevoix County, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

The Indian Cemetery holds about 3500 graves, and has been called the largest Indian cemetery in the United States. Spirit houses mark some graves, headstones mark others, and the older graves are unmarked.^[5] Most graves date from 1851 to 1935.^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ The NRIS lists the Garden Island Indian Cemetery as "Address Restricted." However, references place it on Garden Island. Geo-coordinates are approximate.
^ State of Michigan (2009). "Garden Island Indian Cemetery (20CX12)". Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Michigan History Division (1975), Michigan's Historic Preservation Plan, Michigan History Division, p. 19
^ John Mahan; Ann Mahan (1991), Wild Lake Michigan, Voyageur Press, p. 113, ISBN 9780896581326

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] The NRIS lists the Garden Island Indian Cemetery as "Address Restricted." However, references place it on Garden Island. Geo-coordinates are approximate.

[3] State of Michigan (2009). "Garden Island Indian Cemetery (20CX12)". Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2010.

[nhpp-4] Michigan History Division (1975), Michigan's Historic Preservation Plan, Michigan History Division, p. 19

[wlm-5] John Mahan; Ann Mahan (1991), Wild Lake Michigan, Voyageur Press, p. 113, ISBN 9780896581326

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