Huntsville in Randolph County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Trail of Death
Photographed by Mathew Anderson, July 25, 2016
1. Trail of Death Marker
Erected 1997 by Huntsville Historical Society. (Marker Number 55.)
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 date for this entry is October 17, 1886.
Location. 39° 26.405′ N, 92° 32.664′ W. Marker is in Huntsville, Missouri, in Randolph County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and East Library Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huntsville MO 65259, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Missouri and in Little Dixie. It is also in the American Midwest, 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 3 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Moberly (approx. 5.9 miles away); Sergeant Major Roswell B. Sayre (approx. 15.4 miles away); General Omar N. Bradley Memorial (approx. 15.4 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2016, by Mathew Anderson of Moberly, Missouri. This page has been viewed 848 times since then and 32 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 25, 2016, by Mathew Anderson of Moberly, Missouri. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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