The Wyandot migration from Ohio to Missouri and Kansas occurred during the big rain of 1844. The Wyandot came to the confluence of the Missouri and Kaw rivers (July 28 and 31 in 1843). They settled in the Westport area until the Delaware sold them thirty-six sections and gave them three sections in memory of friendship in what is now Wyandotte County. They were living in a low-lying area and suffered epidemic illness. Survivors buried the dead in land on a ridge overlooking the Missouri River, which became known as the Huron Cemetery.