Battell Park

Historical marker location:

400 W. Mishawaka Ave, Mishawaka, Indiana

( Marker is at the intersection of W. Mishawaka Ave and Charlotte St, on the left when traveling west on W. Mishawaka Ave.)

Marker installed: 1997

The first European settlement in Indiana was established by the French in 1732 at Vincennes, in the southwestern part of the state.