the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society, and were eventually displayed at the Fort Wayne Old City Hall Building. Little Turtle's legacy was one of initial resistance and cooperation to preserve the lives and future of his people. Honors and tributes Burial site In 1959 Fort Wayne residents Mary Catherine Smeltzly and her sister, Eleanor Smeltzly, purchased Little Turtle's burial site with the intention of honoring his peacemaking efforts by donating the property to the city as a public park. A bronze plaque attached to a granite boulder erected on the site was dedicated in 1960. In 1994 the memorial was improved with additional markers and a trust was established for its maintenance. A small memorial stone placed at Little Turtle's gravesite reads: Indiana sites named for Little Turtle Camp Chief Little Turtle (a Boy Scout camping facility near Ashley) Little Turtle Elementary School, Columbia City, Indiana. Little Turtle Branch of the Allen County Public Library Little Turtle Waterway ( plaza in Logansport ) Ohio sites named after Little Turtle A neighborhood that includes a private golf course in Columbus. A street named "Little Turtle Court" in Ross, Ross Township. Little Turtle, Ohio, a town founded by Roger Lippman in 1968. Turtle Creek in Turtlecreek Township, Warren County. Other sites Lake Erie's Turtle Island, astride the Michigan and Ohio border. Defiance College in Defiance, OH honors Chief Little Turtle with a statue outside the Pilgrim Library. Notes References Eid, Leroy V., "Little Turtle". In (Archived version) Rafert, Stewart, "Little Turtle (Mishikinakwa)" In (Archived version) External links Maumee Valley Heritage Corridor "Northwest Territory of the Great Lakes Heritage Area", Congressional Record––House, Document H12066–12076 (November 16, 1999), includes description of Little Turtle, pp. H12069–H12070. Address of Little Turtle to President Thomas Jefferson, 4 January 1802 at National Archives 1740s births 1812 deaths Indiana in the Northwest Indian War Miami people Native American leaders Native Americans in the American Revolution Native Americans of the Northwest Indian War Burials in Indiana Native American temperance activists Native American people from Indiana