You could hear trees being cut down to construct houses and a 5,000-square-foot meeting house. Founded by the Shawnee brothers Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa, this was Prophetstown. The brothers’ houses were close to each other on Prophetstown’s southwestern edge, from which they could see the wide Wabash flowing through the prairie. As Tenskwatawa explained: The “Master of Life had taken pity on his red children,” who had been pushed around so long by white men. Everywhere, Tecumseh preached Tenskwatawa’s prophecies and readied men for battle against the United States.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 23, 2020 15:45 UTC