Potowatomi Chief Wahbememe (White Pigeon) was a signer of the 1795 Treaty of Greenville which aimed to end hostilities between the U.S. government and an Indian confederation in the Great Lakes region.

According to legend, while attending a gathering of chiefs in the Detroit area, Wahbememe overheard of an Indian plot to attack white settlers in southern Michigan.  The chief was regarded as a friend to the settlers of the area, so he immediately set out on foot to warn the White Pigeon area pioneers of the impending danger.  The trip of 150 miles left him exhausted but successful in delivering his warning.  The exersion lead to his immediate death ca.1830.  His remains are buried on the site.  In 1908-09 the Alba Columba Club, of White Pigeon raised the funds to commemorate the chief.  The large granite boulder from nearby Cass Co. was erected in a day-long ceremony which was held before four thousand people.  Six-year-old Willie White Pigeon, Chief Wahbememe's great great grandson unveiled the monument.