Napoleon in Lafayette County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Potawatomi Trail of Death March

1838

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 23, 2022

1. Potawatomi Trail of Death March Marker

Inscription. Sunday, October 28th the Potawatomi passed through Napoleon. They camped outside of town at Fire Prairie Creek.

Erected 2000 by Boy Scout Troop #317 on behalf of the Napoleon community.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Potawatomi Trail of Death series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 28, 1838.

Location. 39° 7.859′ N, 94° 4.304′ W. Marker is in Napoleon, Missouri, in Lafayette County. It is on East 2nd Street west of State Highway 224, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located at Napoleon City Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 190 E 2nd St, Napoleon MO 64074, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Lewis and Clark Expedition Across Missouri (approx. 0.4 miles away); Santa Fe Trail (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Potawatomi "Trail of Death" March (approx. 4.8 miles away); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. 4.8 miles away); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. 6.7 miles away); Fort Osage (approx. 6.7 miles away); Restoration of Fort Osage (approx. 7.6 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Osage (approx. 7.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Napoleon.

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Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 23, 2022

2. Potawatomi Trail of Death March Marker

Marker is located at Napoleon City Park

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.