Historic Prophetstown • Woodland Indian Settlement

Historic Prophetstown
PO Box 331
Battle Ground, IN 47920
Phone: 765.567.4700
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The Shawnee brothers, Tenskwautawaw (Tens-Kwau-Ta-Waw) and Tecumseh left the Ohio Shawnee and settled at Prophetstown in the spring of 1808.

The new community was the spiritual, social, and political capital of a new and powerful Native American Confederation.

Spiritually and socially the confederation returned to traditional beliefs and practices. They rejected the "trade based" lifestyles of Native Americans adopted by the "Government Tribes".

Politically, the 14 Nation confederation was committed to stopping expansion of United States settlement into Native American lands. The confederation allied with the British during the War of 1812.

The village was sacked by United States forces on November the 7th, 1811 and abandoned in 1812.

Woodland Indian Settlement

Today you can see replicas of the two major public houses of the village, the Council House, and the Medicine Lodge. These buildings were the core of the village, where planning and the day to day work of the confederacy took place. You can also see replicas of the "Chief's" Cabin, and the Granary.