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dmarsh54

I'm a professor at a research university and specialize/teach Native American and Indigenous history. I also have a background in archeology. I travel extensively and am well-read on a number of subjects. Your interest in decolonizing travel caught my eye.

https://cla.purdue.edu/directory/profiles/dawn-g.-marsh.html

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West Lafayette, Indiana

Prophet's Rock

The large rock formation where the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa stood and encouraged his warriors during the Battle of Tippecanoe.

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West Lafayette, Indiana

Neil Armstrong Footprints

Walk in the footsteps of the famed astronaut at Purdue University.

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West Lafayette, Indiana

The Smoking Fence

Purdue students would lean over this iron fence to skirt campus rules against smoking and courting.

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Fort Ouiatenon

Historians and hobbyists head to this former French outpost for the annual Feast of the Hunters' Moon.

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Cholera Mass Graves of Fink Cemetery

An unknown number of cholera victims are buried in two nondescript graves.

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Family Tree Gravestones

Tombstones carved to look like tree trunks are used for multiple generations of family members.

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