History of Elkhart County: Elkhart County Historical Museum

In addition to providing a good history of the Native Americans in the area, Miami and Potawatomi, the museum also gives a good history of the people coming to Elkhart County.  Significant points in Elkhart history includes the develop of mills,the development of medical devices, the manufacturing of musical instruments, becoming a train hub, and the dominance of the St. Joseph River.

Book of Mormon Evidences: Nettle Lake Mound Group

The Nettle Lake Mound Group has been dated to 2000 years ago and identified as Hopewell Mounds.  This corresponds with the Book of Mormon time period and possible are Nephite mounds.  They have been excavated and identified as burial mounds and other artifacts taken from the mounds.  It is incredible to think that these things date to around the time Christ visited the Book of Mormon people.  The mounds are not very tall, but there are like five of them.

 

Native American History as per the Elkhart County History Museum

The major tribes in the Elkhart area are Potawatomi and Miami; both Algonquin speaking tribes. Both lived and prospered, and both had victories at war with European encroachment and eventual lost battles and removal.