Shelbina in Monroe County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Trail of Death
April 22, 2023
1. Trail of Death Marker
On October 13, 1838 about 800 Potawatomi Indians camped at Clinton, Mo (North Fork) on the forced removal from Indiana to Oklahoma. They had traveled 17 miles from See's Creek. Chief Ash-Kum asked that Gen. A. Morgan not leave the emigration because of promises he had made the Indians, also requested that they travel less and remain in camp longer. Chief I-O-Weh said Ash-Kum was not a Chief and that he wanted Judge Polke to be conductor. Polke said he had been conductor all along. Morgan departed for home.
Erected 1999 by Clifford and Josephine (Tarboe) Gander. Josephine’s great grandfather Barnaby Worland and wife Catherine Deering, from Ky., lived at Clinton in 1839. Her grandmother Lou Ellen and grandfather Joseph M. Tarboe from Ky. lived there and her father J.A. Craig Tarboe was born there. Josephine was born 3 miles southwest of Clinton.
Erected 1999.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is October 13, 1838.
Location. 39° 36.629′ N, 91° 55.185′ W. Marker is in Shelbina, Missouri, in Monroe County. Marker is at the intersection of Route FF (County Route FF) and Farm to Market Road 327, on the left when traveling west on Route FF. Touch for map
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Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. James Monroe (approx. 10.3 miles away); The Town of Florida (approx. 10.8 miles away); Mark Twain (approx. 11.1 miles away); Shelby County World War I Memorial (approx. 15 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2023. This page has been viewed 82 times since then and 22 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 28, 2023. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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