Plymouth in Marshall County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Trail of Death

Photographed by Christopher Light, June 25, 2007

1. Trail of Death Marker

Inscription. Two miles east, on north bank of Twin Lakes, some 800 Potawatomi Indians were collected in August 1838 and forced to begin their long march to new homes in the West. Many perished on the way.

Erected 1949 by Indiana Historical Bureau. (Marker Number 50.1949.1.)

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

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 41° 18.166′ N, 86° 24.432′ W. Marker was in Plymouth, Indiana, in Marshall County. It was at the intersection of West 12th (State Road 17) and Hiawatha on West 12th. The marker is located on the south side of State Route 17 where it bends from being Sycamore (north-south) bends west and become State Route 17 as West 12th (east-west). Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Plymouth IN 46563, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Northern Indiana

and in Greater South Bend.

It was also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Plymouth Firemans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Chief Menominee (approx. 2.4 miles away); Potawatomi Indian Village

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(approx. 2.4 miles away); Plymouth's First Fire Alarm (approx. 5.7 miles away); Honor Roll - Marshall County Indiana (approx. 5.7 miles away); Replica of The Statue of Liberty (approx. 5.7 miles away); Marshall County 9-11 Memorial (approx. 5.7 miles away); First Meeting of Marshall County (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plymouth.

Other markers no longer nearby. Menominee Chapel (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); Pioneer Camp / Nas-Wau-Kee and Maxinkuckee (was approx. 5.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Potawatomi Trail of Death March. Website includes short narative history and four-state map. (Submitted on September 6, 2007.)

Marker at curve and junction of State Route 17. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Light, June 25, 2007

2. Marker at curve and junction of State Route 17.

Looking east down West 12th, the route of the Trail of Death image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Light, June 25, 2007

3. Looking east down West 12th, the route of the Trail of Death

Twin Lakes, north shore, where the trail begins. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Light, June 25, 2007

4. Twin Lakes, north shore, where the trail begins.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. This page has been viewed 4,259 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 4, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.