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== Death and legacy == Little Turtle died on July 14, 1812,<ref name=GS233 /> at the home of his son-in-law [[William Wells (soldier)|William Wells]], not far from Kekionga. Little Turtle had been suffering from [[gout]] and [[rheumatism]] for some time.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eJxABLtxX60C&q=1880+cincinnati&pg=PA40 | title=Centennial History of Cincinnati and Representative Citizens, Volume 1 | publisher=Biographical Publishing Company | year=1904 | access-date=2013-05-22 | author=Charles Theodore Greve | pages=40}}</ref> He was honored with a military-style funeral with full military honors at Fort Wayne. Little Turtle was buried in his ancestral burial ground near Spy Run.<ref name=GS234 /><ref name="Funk">{{cite book |author=Arville Funk |title=Sketchbook of Indiana History |pages=15β16 }}</ref> Wells was killed one month later at the [[Battle of Fort Dearborn]]. In 1912, Little Turtle's grave was accidentally disturbed. His remains were disinterred when workers discovered the burial site during a cellar excavation for a home on Lawton Place in Fort Wayne.<ref name=Taylor12>{{cite book | first1=Robert M |last1=Taylor Jr |first2=Errol Wayne |last2=Stevens |first3=Mary Ann |last3=Ponder |first4=Paul |last4=Brockman |title =Indiana: A New Historical Guide | publisher =Indiana Historical Society | year =1989 | location= Indianapolis | page =12 | isbn =978-0-87195-048-2}}</ref><ref>Young, pp. 140β42. See also: Rafert, ''The Miami Indians of Indiana'', p. 201.</ref> Although the plans for the house were altered and Little Turtle's remains were reinterred<ref name=Funk /> the objects initially placed in his grave- including the sword from President Washington, the pistols from Kosciusko, and other artifacts-<ref>Sword, pp. 335β36</ref> were distributed to collectors and later gathered for public display.<ref name=GS234 /> The objects were placed in the collection of the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society,<ref>Rafert, ''The Miami Indians of Indiana'', p. 201.</ref> and were eventually displayed at the [[Fort Wayne Old City Hall Building]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} Little Turtle's legacy was one of initial resistance and cooperation to preserve the lives and future of his people.<ref>Gugin and St. Clair, eds., pp. 234β35.</ref>
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