Garden Island Indian Cemetery | |
Location: | Garden Island[1] |
Coordinates: | 45.8028°N -85.5083°W |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Marker: | building |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map |
Architecture: | "Spirit houses" |
Added: | February 17, 1978 |
Refnum: | 78001494 |
Designated Other1: | Michigan State Historic Site |
Designated Other1 Date: | July 26, 1973[2] |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
The Garden Island Indian Cemetery, also designated 20CX12, is an archaeological site and Ojibwe burial site. located on Garden Island in Charlevoix County, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
The Indian Cemetery holds about 3500 graves, and has been called the largest Indian cemetery in the United States. Spirit houses mark some graves, headstones mark others, and the older graves are unmarked. Most graves date from 1851 to 1935.