Near Centerville in Linn County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Potawatomi Burial Ground

Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2013

1. Potawatomi Burial Ground Marker

Inscription.

This place is in memory of more than 600 Catholic Potawatomi Indians buried in this field and down by the river far from their ancestral home of the Great Lakes Area.

Their names are incribed [sic] on the crosses

May they rest in peace

Erected by Indian Awareness Center of the Fulton County Historical Society and St. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park Committee.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Potawatomi Trail of Death series list.

Location. 38° 14.116′ N, 94° 56.657′ W. Marker is near Centerville, Kansas, in Linn County. It can be reached from West 1525th Road. Marker is on the grounds of St. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park, off 1525th Road, about four miles ENE of Centerville. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Centerville KS 66014, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Southern Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

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: Father Petit and the Potawatomi 'Trail of Death' (a few steps from this marker); Potawatomi "Trail of Death" march & death of Fr. Petit (a few

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steps from this marker); Daily Offering (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Onkweonweke Katsitsiio Teotsitsianekaron (within shouting distance of this marker); Log Cabin School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ft. Scott and California Road (about 300 feet away); Father Petit and the Trail of Death (about 400 feet away); Log Convent (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Centerville.

Also see . . . Potawatomi Trail of Death. Website entry (Submitted on December 8, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Potawatomi Burial Ground and Marker image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2013

2. Potawatomi Burial Ground and Marker

St. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park
Potawatomi Trail of Death Association website entry
Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2013

3. Potawatomi Burial Ground Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2013

4. Potawatomi Burial Ground Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,947 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 8, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.