Brunswick in Chariton County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Trail of Death

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 23, 2022

1. Trail of Death Marker

Inscription. On Oct. 22, 1838, about 800 Potawatomi Indians began ferrying the Grand River as they walked from Indiana to Kansas on the forced removal. By dark all the Indians and many of the wagons were over the river and ferried the rest the next day.

Erected 1999 by Brunswick Cub Scouts Pack 152.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Potawatomi Trail of Death series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 39° 25.329′ N, 93° 7.925′ W. Marker is in Brunswick, Missouri, in Chariton County. It can be reached from South Polk Street near East Mulberry Street, on the right. Marker is located at the Brunswick Access Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 199 S Polk St, Brunswick MO 65236, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Missouri, specifically in Little Dixie,

and in the Missouri River Corridor.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the

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Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "World's Largest Pecan" (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Orleans (approx. 5.4 miles away); a different marker also named Trail of Death (approx. 5.4 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Orleans (approx. 5.4 miles away); Keytesville (approx. 10.2 miles away); Potawatomi Indians (approx. 10½ miles away); General Sterling Price (approx. 10½ miles away); Replica of The Statue of Liberty (approx. 14.2 miles away).

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 23, 2022

2. Trail of Death Marker

Marker is under the "Historical Marker" sign on the right

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 523 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.