“INDIANA SPIRIT
QUEST”
The Indiana Spirit Quest series of geocaches
will take you to a number of small, rural, historic cemeteries in
central Indiana. There are some twists, however. Most of the caches
will be traditional, usually micros, but some may be virtuals. Some
may be similar to locationless reverse caches in that you will be
required to provide a photograph of an interesting tombstone with
your GPSr in it, in order to claim a find on the website. Some will
have other requirements, such as including a tombstone inscription
in your log.
INDIAN SPIRIT QUEST
#7:
CHIEF OF THE MIAMIS
Here is Mount Calvary Cemetery in Huntington
Twp., Section 4, Huntington County, Indiana. It is the cemetery of
St. Mary C.C. and Sts. Peter and Paul C.C. in Huntington. The
land was donated by Francis LaFontaine, the Last principal Chief of
the Miami Tribe of Indians, who is buried here. Be sure to
check out the historical marker, located on the shoulder of the
highway. This is an active cemetery and there are 3,644 known
records.
Chief LaFontaine was the son French-Miami
Francis LaFontaine (Sr.), a friend of Chief Jean Baptiste
Richardville. His French grandfather, Pierre Francois LaFontaine,
was a fur trader who kept a store at Ft. Wayne's site during the
American Revolution and who was a signer of the 1795 Greenville
Treaty.
Chief LaFpontaine was born in 1810 near Ft.
Wayne and was a band Chief as early as 1832. He was related on his
mother's side to Chief White Raccoon (Wa Pa Se Pah) whose reserve
was east of Roanoke.
He married Cates Richardville, one of three
daughters of Chief Richardville. This union was later solemnized in
the 1840's with a Huntington County license and Catholic Ceremony.
LaFontaine suceeded Richardville as Principle Chief in 1841. Among
those with Miami Indian blood permitted to remain in the Wabash
country and not be removed to Kansas, were the Meshingomesia Band,
plus descendants of Richardville, Francis Godfroy, the Slocum
Family and LaFontaines's family. Thus the perks of
royalty...
One of the Pioneers buried here is LAWRENCE
BOYLE 1805-1879, IMMIGRATED TO AMERICA 1835, SETTLED IN HUNTINGTON
COUNTY 1842.
One of Huntington's nine Vietnam Vets that
died in the war is buried here:
RICHARD ALAN
SCHEIBER
1942-1967 INDIANA
SP4 CO. B 503 INF 173 ABN BDE
VIETNAM PH
(Specialist Scheiber, a
draftee, was killed in action by hostile small arms fire in Kontum
Province on November 13, 1967).
Oddly enough, a native of Hue, Viet Nam is
also buried here:
VAN PHONG JOSEPH NGUYEN
1952-1977
The cache consists of a 35mm film canister,
well hidden, in an area where quite a few WWI Vets are buried. When
you find the cache, you will be close to Section H, Lot 45, where
the Chief and some of his kin are buried. Look for two tall
obelisks under the trees, by the path. Very close to the LaFontaine
Plot is a memorial, courtesy of the Knights of Columbus, to Unborn
Innocent babies taken through Abortion, of a type that has become
common in Catholic cemeteries and Churchyards.
UPDATE: 11/13/04: Cache has been moved
closer to Chiefs grave, refind and relog, if you want
to.
"Don't be overawed when a man grows rich,
When the splendor of his house increases, For he will take nothing
with him when he dies..." --PSALM 49:16
 Night caching
 Dogs Allowed
 Available
year-round  Less than 500
ft. from car to cache
 No restrooms
available  Bring a Flashlight
 Check Tide Before Caching
 Accessible
in Winter
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NOTICE, 7-29-05: NIGHT
CACHING IS NOT ALLOWED ON ISQ's. LOGS INDICATING CACHING AFTER DARK
WILL BE DELETED.