Near Highland in Doniphan County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Emigrant Indians In Kansas

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 29, 2011

1. Emigrant Indians In Kansas Marker

Inscription.
As the nation pushed west, Indian tribes were removed from their lands. Between 1825 and 1850, 25 tribes were relocated to Kansas. Two tiny strips of land in extreme northeast Kansas were set aside for the Iowa and the Sac & Fox. Relocation meant learning to survive in an environment with different natural resources.

[Marker image caption reads] Black Hawk led a band of Sac & Fox warriors in the Black Hawk War against settlers in Illinois and Wisconsin. He died in Iowa prior to the Sac & Fox relocation to Kansas.

Erected by Kansas Historical Society. (Marker Number 1.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Government & Politics • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.

Location. 39° 51.773′ N, 95° 13.696′ W. Marker is near Highland, Kansas, in Doniphan County. It can be reached from Elgin Road. Marker is along the lane leading into the mission property. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1737 Elgin Road, Highland KS 66035, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Closing of the Mission (here, next to this marker); A Dangerous Coexistence (within shouting distance

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of this marker); The Missionary Movement (within shouting distance of this marker); An Agricultural Mission (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Manual Training School (about 400 feet away); The Oregon-California Trail (about 500 feet away); The Wolf River Crossing (about 500 feet away); The Highland Presbyterian Mission (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Highland.

Also see . . . Ioway Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska. (Submitted on October 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 29, 2011

2. Emigrant Indians In Kansas Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 858 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.