Vicinity of Jct. of US 12 and US 131, Mottville Township, White Pigeon, Michigan. County/parish: St. Joseph.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 21, 1995. NRIS 95000867.
1 contributing site. 1 contributing object.Also known as:
The Wahbememe Burial Site and Monument, also known as the Chief White Pigeon Monument, is a monument located at the junction of U.S. Routes 12 and 131 near White Pigeon, Michigan. It is the burial place of Potawatomi chief Wahbememe (White Pigeon), who died in approximately 1830. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. The location is now the Wahbememe Memorial Park.
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