Saturday, May 3, 2025

Who Destroyed the Ancient Breckenridge Creek Indian Burial Mound in Fort Wayne, Indiana?

 Wonder who destroyed the Ancient Breckenridge Creek (Purdue Campus) Indian Burial Mound in Fort Wayne, Indiana?

On the left is my photo of the Breckinridge Creek Indian burial mound taken in 2010. I took the photo on the right in May 2025. Who excavated this burial mound? Purdue University, where the mound is located? This is a version of NAGPRA, Native American Graves Protection Act. The burial mound is visible from the bike path on the Purdue campus. 


History of Allen County, Indiana 1880

Still further down the river, on the east side, at the mouth of Breckenridge Creek, is a single mound, which has not been opened except a slight excavation in its side, which developed the customary lumps of charcoal. This point is about four miles north of Fort Wayne and is the most southerly point in the county at which mounds and earthworks are known to exist.