Monett in Barry County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Trail of Tears

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 29, 2024

1. Trail of Tears Marker

Inscription. On the Trail of Tears there were 3 paths that removed the Native Americans from their land to Indian Territory due to the Indian Removal Act. One of the paths from the Trail of Tears went just southeast of Monett near Star City and Madry. We know the Trail of Tears went through here thanks to the documentation of the government supervisors, conductors, journals, and books written by Native Americans who traveled the Trail of Tears. During the years of 1837-1839, Native Americans passed through the states of Missouri and Arkansas ending in Indian Territory in 1839.

Written by: Keila Grado and Derek Troup

This sign was created by students under the direction of Monett High School Missouri Literature and Composition teacher Amy M. Sampson and was paid for via a grant she wrote and was awarded from Rural Schools Collaborative and their 2023 Celia B. Godsil Grants in Place Fellows Program.

Erected 2023 by Monett High School students.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, Monett High School class project

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series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 36° 54.844′ N, 93° 55.394′ W. Marker is in Monett, Missouri, in Barry County. It can be reached from Farm Road 1080 just south of U.S. 60, on the left when traveling north. Marker is on an unnamed road immediately north of the soccer complex in Monett South Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monett MO 65708, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Missouri and in the Branson and Table Rock Lake Area.

It is also in the American Ozarks,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Monett Cave (here, next to this marker); Native American History (here, next to this marker); War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Memorializing Our Veterans (approx. 0.3 miles

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 29, 2024

2. Trail of Tears Marker

Featured marker is in the middle.

away); Airplanes and Monett (approx. 0.3 miles away); Logan McKee and the 4th of July 1911 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Christopher G. Stark Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monett.

Also see . . . Trail of Tears. At the beginning of the 1830s, nearly 125,000 Native Americans lived on millions of acres of land in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and Florida – land their ancestors had occupied and cultivated for generations. But by the end of the decade, very few natives remained anywhere in the southeastern United States.(History.com) (Submitted on July 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 399 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.