Mecosta was a 19th century Potawatomi chief. His name means "Big Bear". Mecosta was born near what is today Big Rapids, Michigan. Mecosta County, Michigan is named for him. Mecosta is best-known as a signer of the Treaty of Washington in 1836. Wikipedia
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