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How a Local Civil War Hero Preserved the Tecumseh's Trail History

 Lookout Lodge is Point of Interest   By Diana Vice  A life-long resident of Lafayette, Vice is Honorary Regent and Historian for the General de Lafayette Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. She also serves as co-chair for the America 250 Committee for Tippecanoe County. She can be reached at dvice1960@gmail.com. Did you know that there was an old Potawatomie Trail along the Wabash River in West Lafayette known as Tecumseh’s Trail? Those who are familiar with local history are likely aware of this; however, many of the details about the surrounding area have been forgotten. The path was part of an old Indian trail that led from Vincennes to Detroit.   A study into the life of a local judge and old Civil War Colonel, Richard P. DeHart, has uncovered some interesting facts that will make traveling around the area as it stands today more fascinating.   A famous point of local interest in the early part of the 20 th century was a log house built ...