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People of the Three Fires

On October 10, 1840, some 750 Potawatomi slowly made their way south along Burdick Street, past the home of Judge Epaphroditus Ransom, on the first leg of their journey to new homes west of the Mississippi River. 

When war broke out between the United States and England in 1812, many natives, including the Potawatomi, favored the British. Some American soldiers captured during the war were held captive in a Potawatomi village later known as Indian Fields, where the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport is now located.

To read more, visit:  

https://kalamazoomuseum.org/images/museon/2006-Fall-MuseON.pdf

Kalamazoo Direct to You - Highlights
  1. Checker Cab
  2. Smelting Pot
  3. Gibson Guitars
  4. Homer Stryker and his Revolutionary Bed
  5. Upjohn's Pills
  6. A. M. Todd
  7. People of the Three Fires
  8. The General Store
  9. New Settlers to Kalamazoo: The Importance of the General Store
  10. Something for Everyone at the General Store
  11. The Finer Things in Life: Saving for the General Store
  12. Hub of Information: The General Store
  13. 1848 General Store Ledger
  14. Farm Life 1860-1940
  15. Entertainment 1860-1920
  16. "Wash Day"
  17. Food Preparation 1870-1930
  18. Squirrel Tailed Pumper
  19. The Kalamazoo Mall
  20. Victor Gruen: The Man with a Plan
  21. Dreams We Shared
  22. The 1980 Kalamazoo Tornado
  23. Lincoln's Speech
  24. Mystery of the Mummy