Collamer, Indiana
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Collamer Dam, over the Eel River
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 Collamer
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| Coordinates: 41°04′33″N 85°39′53″W / 41.07583°N 85.66472°WCoordinates: 41°04′33″N 85°39′53″W / 41.07583°N 85.66472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Whitley |
| Township | Cleveland |
| Platted | February 9, 1846 |
| Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 260 |
| FIPS code | 18-14320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 432761 |
Collamer is an unincorporated community in Cleveland Township, Whitley County, Indiana, United States, located on the Eel River and at the intersection of Indiana State Road 14 and Whitley County road 900 W. Smith Rambo platted the town February 9, 1846. Collamer is named after Jacob Collamer, 13th United States Postmaster General.
Collamer is located at 41°04′33″N 85°39′53″W / 41.07583°N 85.66472°W (41.0758,-85.6647).
Because the town is unincorporated, no exact information is available from the United States Census Bureau. In the 1895 U.S. Atlas Indiana, Collamer had a population of 163.
On October 23, 1826 in what is now Wabash, Indiana Potawatomi and Miami Indians signed a peace treaty with the United States government to open lands north of the Wabash River to white settlers. These negotiations, led by Michigan Governor Lewis Cass, resulted in the Paradise Springs Peace Treaty. The Potowatomi before that point were located on the Eel River, which they called the Kenapocomoco (KE-NA-PE-COM-A-QUA), in a series of villages named Pierrish’s Village, located at present day North Manchester, southwest of Collamer. The Miami, led by Chief Little Turtle before that point had their villages located on the Eel River between South Whitley and Columbia City, northeast of Collamer.
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