Near Monroe City in Marion County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Trail of Death

Photographed by Jason Voigt, March 27, 2024

1. Trail of Death Marker

Inscription. About 800 Potawatomi Indians camped near here on See's Creek on Oct. 22, 1838 on a forced removal from northern Indiana to eastern Kansas. Two or 3 Indians were placed under guard. Health good so no medicine administered to them. Horses grazed in woods. Gen. Morgan, Asst. Superintendent of the emigration, gave notice he would resign and return home.

From the diary of Jesse C. Douglas, scribe

Erected 1999 by the George Wesselhoft Family, Descendants of Abram Burnett (Nan-Wesh-Ma), who was on the "Trail of Death".

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° 43.78′ N, 91° 40.577′ W. Marker is near Monroe City, Missouri, in Marion County. It is on County Route 240 east of County Route 238, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in front of Mount Vernon United Methodist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3640 Co Rd 240, Monroe City MO 63456, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Missouri’s Mark Twain Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: James Monroe (approx. 6.1 miles away); Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad (approx. 6.1 miles away); Birthplace of Father Augustine Tolton (approx. 8½ miles away); Site of First Preaching in County (approx. 8.7 miles away); Home of Jane Darwell (approx. 9.1 miles away); Speigle House (approx. 9.3 miles away); Gardner House (approx. 9.4 miles away); Palmyra Massacre (approx. 9.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monroe City.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, March 27, 2024

2. Trail of Death Marker

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 307 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.