Exeter in Scott County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Potawatomi Indians Trail of Death

Exeter Encampment

— October 2, 1838 —

Potawatomi Indians Trail of Death Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, March 28, 2024

1. Potawatomi Indians Trail of Death Marker

Inscription. In memory of those who suffered and those who died during their forced removal from Indiana to resettlements in Kansas.

Erected 1993.

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.

Location. 39° 43.246′ N, 90° 30.027′ W. Marker is in Exeter, Illinois, in Scott County. It is at the intersection of Exeter Bluffs Lane and Water Street, on the right when traveling west on Exeter Bluffs Lane. Marker is located at Exeter Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 Massey Ln, Bluffs IL 62621, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Illinois River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Old State Road Trail (approx. 6.1 miles away); Grant’s March to Naples (approx. 6.2 miles away); Potawatomi Indians (approx. 6.2 miles away); Greene Vardiman Black (approx. 6.8 miles away); Winchester, Illinois (approx. 6.8 miles away); Stephen Arnold Douglas (approx. 6.8 miles away); Lincoln and the Kansas Nebraska Question (approx. 6.8 miles away).

Regarding Potawatomi Indians Trail of Death. Marker was dedicated on September 22, 1993.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, March 28, 2024

2. Potawatomi Indians Trail of Death Marker

Marker is under the park sign

Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.