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By Jason Voigt, September 7, 2021
Trail of Death Marker
RANKED BY RELEVANCE, THEN GEOGRAPHICALLY
1 Illinois, Adams County, Liberty — Trail of DeathRegional Historic Trail — Indiana to Kansas —
Oct. 6, Day 33 of the forced march from their Indiana homeland, 850 Potawatomi Indians camped nearby after traveling 18 miles that day. As the barren land only allowed one choice for encampment, it was named "Hobson's Choice". Water on route was . . . Map (db m181376) HM
2 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — In Memory of the Potawatomi Indian "Trail of Death"Indiana to Kansas, September 4 - November 4, 1838
From October 8-10, 1838, more than 800 Potawatomi Indians were encamped here in Quincy, Illinois and directly across the Mississippi River in Missouri. They were being forced to march from Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana to Eastern Kansas . . . Map (db m150021) HM
3 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Potawatomi Trail of DeathMill Creek 1838
On October 7, 1838 nearly 850 Potawatomi Indians camped near here on Mill Creek on the forced removal from Indiana to Kansas. The diary records that they traveled 12 miles that day A child died.Map (db m181377) HM
4 Illinois, Champaign County, Homer — Potawatomi Trail of DeathDavis' Point Encampment — September 20, 1838 —
Some 800 Potawatomi were forcibly removed by U.S. and Indiana officials from near Plymouth, Indiana and taken to eastern Kansas in 1838. Enroute 39 recorded deaths occurred. This tragic event became known as the “Trail of Death”. The . . . Map (db m32503) HM
5 Illinois, Champaign County, Sadorus — Potawatomi Trail of DeathSadorus's Grove Encampment — September 22, 1838 —
Over 800 Potawatomi were forcibly removed from near Plymouth, Indiana by U. S. And Indiana Officials and taken to eastern Kansas in 1838. This historic event was named the “Trail of Death” after the tragic occurrence of 39 recorded . . . Map (db m33251) HM
6 Illinois, Champaign County, Sidney — Potawatomi Trail of DeathSidney Encampment — September 21, 1838 —
Over 800 Potawatomi encamped at Sidney after their forced removal by U.S. and Indiana officials from near Plymouth, Indiana. They were being marched to eastern Kansas. Two people died at Sidney, including a child. A total of 39 Potawatomi tragically . . . Map (db m33248) HM
7 Illinois, Macon County, Decatur — Potawatomi Trail of DeathSangamon Crossing — 24 - 26 September, 1838 —
Forcibly removed from northen Indiana to eastern Kansas, over 800 Potawatomi encamped here, cared for sick, and were allowed to hunt; 2 children and 1 woman died; 39 deaths occurred along the entire route. Sponsors: Hanson Engineers, . . . Map (db m33284) HM
8 Illinois, Piatt County, Monticello — Potawatomi Trail of Death
We honor the pioneers and the three Native Americans who died here while on the Trail of Death march in 1838 and are buried in this cemeteryMap (db m33255) HM
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9 Illinois, Piatt County, Monticello — Trail of DeathPyatt's Point — Sept. 21, 1838 —
About 800 Potawatomi Indians camped at Pyatt’s Point during a forced march from Twin-Lakes, Ind. To the reservation on the Osage River, Kansas. One woman, three children were buried during this stop.Map (db m33262) HM
10 Illinois, Pike County, Perry — Potawatomi Trail of Death
On Oct. 5, 1838, about 800 Potawatomi Indians camped at McKee’s Creek near here on the forced removal from Indiana to Kansas, known as the Trail of Death. They crossed the Illinois River by ferry. Leaving the river they had to seek water, because of . . . Map (db m135378) HM
11 Illinois, Sangamon County, New Berlin — Potawatomi Trail of DeathMcCoys Mill Encampment — Sept 4 - Nov 4, 1838 —
Potawatomi Trail of Death Sept 4 - Nov 4, 1838 McCoys Mill Encampment During a drought, 850 Potawatomi Indians were force-marched more than 600 miles from Indiana to Kansas. 40 died, mostly children. After a 17 mile march from the . . . Map (db m32537) HM
12 Illinois, Sangamon County, New Berlin — Potawatomi Trail of DeathIsland Grove Encampment — Sept 4-Nov 4, 1838 —
Potawatomi Trail of Death Sept 4 - Nov 4, 1838 Island Grove Encampment During a drought, 850 Potawatomi Indians were force-marched more than 600 miles from Indiana to Kansas. 40 died, mostly children. After a 6 mile march from McCoy's . . . Map (db m32538) HM
13 Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield — Potawatomi Trail of Death
On Sept. 29, 1838, 800 Potawatomi Indians marched through Springfield on the forced removal from Indiana to Kansas. Although many had died and they faced severe hardship, they were encouraged by Judge Polke and Chief I-o-weh to exhibit pride, so . . . Map (db m34320) HM
14 Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield — Potawatomi Trail of Death
Approximately 800 fatigued Potawatomi camped in this area on September 28, 1838, on a forced removal from Indiana to Kansas. Two children died during the night. Chief I-O-Weh led his people through the town of Springfield the next day.Map (db m156778) HM
15 Illinois, Scott County, Exeter — Potawatomi Indians Trail of DeathExeter Encampment — October 2, 1838 —
In memory of those who suffered and those who died during their forced removal from Indiana to resettlements in Kansas.Map (db m243883) HM
16 Illinois, Vermilion County, Catlin — Potawatomi - A Trail of DeathSandusky Point Encampment
. . . Map (db m11191) HM
17 Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville — Trail of Death 1838 — Ellsworth Park —
In 1838 the northern Potawatami tribes and many Indians from other tribes were forcibly relocated to Eastern Kansas. The first point to encampment in Illinois on the march westward was near the North Fork River in Danville. This monument is . . . Map (db m32501) HM
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18 Indiana, Carroll County, Delphi — Trail of DeathSeptember 10, 1838 — "Winnemac's" Old Village —
Here at Chief Winamac's old village, about 900 Potawatomi Indians camped on their forced removal from Indiana to Kansas. A child and a man died here during the encampment. They also left behind 24 too sick to continue.Map (db m35399) HM
19 Indiana, Carroll County, Pittsburg — Trail of Death — Pleasant Run —
On September 11, 1838, about 850 Potawatomi Indians camped at Pleasant Run, having traveled 17 miles that day on the forced removal from Indiana to Kansas.Map (db m35400) HM
20 Indiana, Fulton County, Rochester — Father Petit and the Potawatomi 'Trail of Death' — Indiana to Kansas, September 4 - November 4, 1838 —
Rev. Benjamin Marie Petit, of the City of Rennes, France, arrived as the Catholic missionary to the Potawatomi Indians in northern Indiana in November 1837. By June 1838, he had learned much of their difficult language and their culture, and had . . . Map (db m35500) HM
21 Indiana, Fulton County, Rochester — Potawatomi "Trail of Death"Indiana to Kansas, September 4 - November 4, 1838
On September 5, 1838, nearly 850 Potawatomi Indians marched single file through Rochester on the forced removal from Indiana to Western Territory (Kansas). Three chiefs were transported in a jail wagon: Menominee, Black Wolf, and Pepinewa. There . . . Map (db m35501) HM
22 Indiana, Fulton County, Rochester — Trail of Death — Mud Creek —
Site of the first death of an Indian child on forced removal of Potawatomies Sept. 5, 1838.Map (db m35397) HM
23 Indiana, Marshall County, Plymouth — Chief Menominee
In memory of Chief Menominee and his band of 859 Pottawatomie Indians removed from this Reservation Sept. 4, 1838 by a company of soldiers under command of General John Tipton, authorized by Governor David . . . Map (db m36122) HM
24 Indiana, Marshall County, Plymouth — 50.1949.1 — Trail of Death Reported missing
Two miles east, on north bank of Twin Lakes, some 800 Potawatomi Indians were collected in August 1838 and forced to begin their long march to new homes in the West. Many perished on the way.Map (db m2307) HM
25 Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Battle Ground — Potawatomi ‘Trail of Death’ Route
Indiana to Kansas, September 4 - November 4, 1838 The 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe on this site was decisive, leading to the loss of their homelands and the removal of Indians from Indiana. At Gunpoint, about 850 Potawatomi passed this location . . . Map (db m6433) HM
26 Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Lafayette — Trail of DeathSeptember 13, 1838 — Lagrange on Wabash River —
Over 850 Potawatomi Indians camped here on the Wabash River in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Sept. 13, 1838, on the forced removal from Indiana to Kansas. There were 106 sick so two doctors were called in, Drs. Ritchie & son. Sanford Cox later wrote . . . Map (db m33811) HM
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27 Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Lafayette — Trail of DeathSeptember 12, 1838 — LaGrange - Logansport State Road —
In 1838 some 800 Potawatomi Indians, being forcibly removed from Marshall County to Kansas, camped along this road, the LaGrange-Logansport State Road. On this “trail of death”, scores of Native Americans suffered and died. The mother of Chief . . . Map (db m33812) HM
28 Indiana, Warren County, State Line City — Trail of Death — Gopher Hill Cemetery —
On September 15, 1838, about 860 Potawatomi Indians camped near here on the forced removal from Indiana to Kansas. They had to camp by a dirty stream. Two small children who died on the trek from Williamsport were buried at this camp.Map (db m32495) HM
29 Indiana, Warren County, Williamsport — The Trail of Death
In 1838 a band of over 800 Potawatomi Indians were forcibly removed from their homeland in Northern Indiana and marched to Eastern Kansas. Many died along the trail during the two month trek. This mournful caravan traveled this road on September 14, . . . Map (db m9307) HM
30 Indiana, Warren County, Williamsport — Trail of Death — Old Town Park - - Williamsport —
About 850 Potawatomi Indians camped here near Williamsport September 14, 1838. Two deaths occurred in the evening. Three chiefs were transported in a jail wagon because they refused to leave their beloved homeland in Indiana.Map (db m32620) HM
31 Kansas, Linn County, Centerville — [Potawatomi] Trail of DeathIndiana to Kansas
Sept. 4 - Nov. 5, 1838 61 Day March 618 Miles (Map showing path)Map (db m70608) HM
32 Kansas, Linn County, Centerville — [Potawatomi] Trail of Death
The removal of the Potawatomi Indians from northern Indiana to Kansas took place Sept. - Nov. 1838. Nearly 900 Indians were rounded up by soldiers and marched at gun point for 61 days. So many died on the way and were buried by the roadside that . . . Map (db m70609) HM
33 Kansas, Linn County, Centerville — Father Petit and the Potawatomi 'Trail of Death'(Indiana to Kansas, September 4 - November 4, 1838)
Rev. Benjamin Marie Petit, of the City of Rennes, France, arrived as the Catholic missionary to the Potawatomi Indians in northern Indiana in November 1837. By June 1838, he had learned much of their difficult language and their culture, and had . . . Map (db m70652) HM
34 Kansas, Linn County, Centerville — Father Petit and the Trail of Death
Father Benjamin Marie Petit, a missionary to the Potawatomi in northern Indiana, accompanied them on the forced removal in 1838. He ministered to their needs, both spiritual and physical. He baptized the dying children, "whose first step was . . . Map (db m70635) HM
35 Kansas, Linn County, Centerville — Potawatomi "Trail of Death" march & death of Fr. Petit
[Map] Designates 1838 'Trail of Death' route from Indiana to present day Osawatomie, Kans. In September 1838 over 850 Potawatomi Indian people were rounded up and marched at gunpoint from their Indiana homeland. Many walked the 600-mile . . . Map (db m70654) HM
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36 Kansas, Miami County, Osawatomie — The Potawatomi Trail of DeathIndiana to Kansas — September 3, 1838 to November 4, 1838 —
[Map Showing Trail of Death]Map (db m69323) HM
37 Missouri, Carroll County, Carrollton — Trail of Death
On Oct. 24, 1838 about 800 Potawatomi Indians camped near Carrollton on forced emigration from Indiana to Kansas. Cold was intense on the prairie.Map (db m198474) HM
38 Missouri, Carroll County, De Witt — Trail of Death
On Oct. 23, 1838, about 800 Potawatomi Indians camped near here on the forced removal from Indiana to Kansas. They camped at Thomas' encampment. Having marched 10 miles after ferrying the Grand River. Wet bottom lands and severe cold made the march . . . Map (db m198473) HM
39 Missouri, Chariton County, Brunswick — Trail of Death
On Oct. 22, 1838, about 800 Potawatomi Indians began ferrying the Grand River as they walked from Indiana to Kansas on the forced removal. By dark all the Indians and many of the wagons were over the river and ferried the rest the next day.Map (db m198471) HM
40 Missouri, Jackson County, Independence — Trail of Death
(front:) In remembrance of the forced removal of the Potawatomi (Neshdabe) people from their homes in northern Indiana to Miami County, Kansas in 1838 (reverse:) This historical landmark was made possible by the Eagle . . . Map (db m200147) HM
41 Missouri, Jackson County, Independence — Trail of Death
In 1838, 823 Potawatomi Indians camped near Blue River on the forced removal from Indiana to Kansas. Capt. Hull's group of 23 Indians, 5 horses and 3 wagons were attached to the body of emigration under Judge Polke.Map (db m200330) HM
42 Missouri, Lafayette County, Lexington — Trail of DeathHistorical Marker
On October 26, 1838 about 800 Potawatomi Indians being forcibly removed from Indiana camped on the river bank opposite Lexington. They ferried the Missouri River on October 27 and were marched on to Northeast Kansas. This monument is in memory . . . Map (db m90921) HM
43 Missouri, Lafayette County, Napoleon — Potawatomi Trail of Death March1838
Sunday, October 28th the Potawatomi passed through Napoleon. They camped outside of town at Fire Prairie Creek.Map (db m200329) HM
44 Missouri, Lafayette County, Wellington — Potawatomi "Trail of Death" MarchSept. - Nov. 1838
On Saturday October 27th the Potawatomi Indians camped in Wellington at the Little Schuy Creek (Big Sni). On Sunday October 28, a Potawatomi child died.Map (db m200328) HM
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45 Missouri, Marion County, Monroe City — Trail of Death
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 . . . Map (db m243900) HM
46 Missouri, Marion County, Palmyra — Trail of Death
On Oct. 11, 1838 the emigration moved from the encampment of the last two days. The march was pleasant and without the occurrence of any difficulties. Potawatomi Indians numbering 850 camped here at Pleasant Spring near Palmyra, Mo. Capt. J. Holman . . . Map (db m243899) HM
47 Missouri, Marion County, West Quincy — Trail of Death
On Oct. 8-10, 1838, about 800 Potawatomi Indians camped here on the west side of the Mississippi River, after crossing by steam-ferry from Quincy. They were enroute to Kansas, being forcibly removed from Indiana. Three children died Oct. 8. Wagons . . . Map (db m181374) HM
48 Missouri, Monroe County, Shelbina — Trail of Death
On October 13, 1838 about 800 Potawatomi Indians camped at Clinton, Mo (North Fork) on the forced removal from Indiana to Oklahoma. They had traveled 17 miles from See's Creek. Chief Ash-Kum asked that Gen. A. Morgan not leave the emigration . . . Map (db m221437) HM
49 Missouri, Randolph County, Huntsville — 55 — Trail of Death
On October 17 & 18, 1838 about 850 Pottawatomie Indians camped near Huntsville, on their way from northern Indiana to Kansas; a forced march accompanied by soldiers. Having traveled 13 miles in cold rain, a flooded camp caused them to stay a second . . . Map (db m96113) HM
50 Missouri, Ray County, Richmond — Potawatomi "Trail of Death" MarchSeptember - November 1838
Designates 1838 Potawatomi "Trail of Death" route starting in Indiana, crossing Illinois and Missouri, and ending at present day Osawatomie, Kansas. In September 1838, over 850 Potawatomi Indian people were rounded up and marched at gunpoint . . . Map (db m198476) HM
51 Oklahoma, Pushmataha County, Tuskahoma — Chahta Nishkinokchi Micha Aiilli Hinushi / The Choctaw Trail of Tears and Death
Through a series of nine treaties, signed between 1786 and 1830, the Choctaw Tribe ceded the Mississippi/Alabama homeland to the United States in exchange for lands in what is now southeastern Oklahoma. Most Choctaw people opposed these agreements . . . Map (db m226561) HM
52 South Dakota, Meade County, Vale — 32 — "Death of the Bismarck Trail"
On this spot, where the eroded ruts of the Bismarck-Deadwood Trail are still plain to see took place on July 17, 1877 the massacre of the Wagnus family by Indians, who from Bear Butte watched with envy the passing of their lands to the whites. Two . . . Map (db m184171) HM
53 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, North Capitol — Cherokee deaths on Trail of Tears
In 1838, over 4,000 of the more than 17,000 removed Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears.Map (db m215439) HM
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54 Wyoming, Sweetwater County, Farson — Death on the Trail
Death was a constant companion for emigrants headed west. It is estimated that 10,000 to 30,000 people died and were buried along the trails between 1843 and 1869. Cholera and other diseases were the most common cause of death. People didn't . . . Map (db m67046) HM

55 California, Inyo County, Trona — Ballarat3 1/2 Miles
Now a ghost town, Ballarat served nearby mining camps from 1897 to 1917. They produced nearly a million in gold. The jail & a few adobe ruins remain. Seldom Seen Slim, it's last resident, was buried in Boothill in 1968. It had a school but no . . . Map (db m159350) HM
56 California, Inyo County, Trona — Fish Canyon
The escape trail where Manley & Rodgers led the Bennett & Arcane families to safety from Death Valley in Feb 1850. ←Brier's Silent Sepulchre Fish's Gravesite, 1 mile.Map (db m174570) HM
57 Missouri, Marion County, Palmyra — Potawatomi EmigrationTrail of Death
Indiana to Kansas 1838 On Oct. 11, 1838, 850 Potawatomi Indians camped at Pleasant Spring near Palmyra on the forced removal from Northern Indiana to Eastern Kansas. They passed through Palmyra at 10 o'clock October 12. That night they camped . . . Map (db m36351) HM

58 Indiana, Cass County, Logansport — Potawatomi Encampment — Trail of Death —
On this site in the Fall of 1838 they celebrated a Mass, received aid for the sick, and buried their dead.Map (db m35398) HM
59 Indiana, Fulton County, Rochester — Site of Indian Village Chippewa-Nung — Potawatomi - Trail of Death —
. . . Map (db m35347) HM
60 Indiana, Marshall County, Plymouth — Menominee Chapel — Potawatomi - Trail of Death — Reported missing
Site of Pottawatomie Indian Church at Chi Chi Pi Ou Ti pe Twin Lakes First Church in Marshall County erected 1827 by Father Badin. First Catholic Priest ordained in U. S. 1838 the Indians were moved westward and the Chapel was . . . Map (db m35326) HM

61 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Indian Removals - A Memorial
From 1818 through 1851 groups of American Indians were forcibly removed from states on the east side of the Mississippi River to territories on the west side. One of these removals was the Potawatomi Trail of Death, conducted by William Polke, . . . Map (db m181375) HM
62 Wyoming, Natrona County, Alcova — A Tribute to Hardship
Thousands of pioneers journeyed over 1,000 miles to reach this point. Illness and death were common. Everywhere along the trail people died and were buried. It is estimated that one out of ten emigrants who started on the trail died before . . . Map (db m95503) HM
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63 California, Inyo County, Death Valley National Park — Golden Canyon Trail
From the very early days of tourism in Death Valley, visitors wanted to explore the geologic treasures found in Golden Canyon. Once a road travelled up the canyon, but now only remnants of asphalt remain and the route is now Death Valley's most . . . Map (db m195617) HM
64 Idaho, Caribou County, Soda Springs — William Henry Harrison
Oregon Trail Memorial Erected 1931 Restored 1978 Caribou County 4H Builders Club In honor of William Henry Harrison of Massachusetts who lost his life on the Oregon Trail about 1850. Erected by his niece Mrs. Alura F. . . . Map (db m106732) HM
65 Illinois, Morgan County, Jacksonville — Potawatami Indians
Potawatomi Indians were welcomed on this plaza October 2, 1838 while on the Trail of Death from Indiana to what is now Kansas.Map (db m149894) HM
66 Oklahoma, Haskell County, Stigler — In Memory of the Early Choctaw Settlersand to Our Ancestors Who Perished on the "Trail of Tears"
[front side] The signing of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek on Sept. 27, 1830, was the final negotiation to remove the Choctaws from their ancestral homelands in Mississippi and Alabama to Indian Territory. The trip covered 600 miles. . . . Map (db m165637) HM

67 Oregon, Umatilla County, Pendleton — Pendleton Oregon Trail Kiosk
(Six panels dealing with the Pendleton area portion of the Oregon Trail are found at this kiosk) The Long Walk to Oregon Contrary to popular belief Oregon Trail emigrants rarely took the reins while seated in their . . . Map (db m111578) HM

68 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Waterloo — Trail of Tears
Thousands of Cherokee Indians passed through Waterloo in the 1830s when they were forced by the U.S. government to move West on the "Trail of Tears". Most came by boat from Tuscumbia and camped here to await transfer to larger steamboats. During the . . . Map (db m84301) HM
69 Arkansas, Sebastian County, Fort Smith — Cherokee Nation
"The Cherokees have been kept on a small spot, surrounded by a strong guard… obliged to live very much like brute animals… exposed to wind and rain, and herd[ed] together… like droves of hogs…” —Reverend Butrick, June 1838 . . . Map (db m156907) HM
70 California, San Joaquin County, Woodbridge — William Lewis Manly1803-1903
In late 1849 instead of wintering in Salt Lake, many argonauts, in their haste to reach the gold fields, took the Spanish Trail on to California. One large group, following a faulty map of a supposed short cut, left the trail in southern Utah and . . . Map (db m220297) HM

71 California, Inyo County, Death Valley National Park — 826 — Old Stovepipe Wells
This waterhole, only one in the sand dune area of Death Valley, was at the junction of two Indian trails. During the bonanza days of Rhyolite and Skidoo it was the only known water source on the cross-valley road. When sand obscured the spot, a . . . Map (db m94591) HM
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72 California, Inyo County, Death Valley National Park, Stovepipe Wells — Road To Adventure
The first resort on this site, originally named “Bungalette City," was opened on November 1, 1926. Owned and operated by Herman William (Bob) and Helene Eichbaum, this resort was the first attempt to provide full scale tourist services in Death . . . Map (db m103254) HM
73 California, Kern County, Cantil — 476 — Desert Spring
This spring was on the old Indian Horsethief Trail and later (1834) Joe Walker Trail. The famished Manly-Jayhawk Death Valley parties (1849-50) were revived here after coming from Indian Wells through Last Chance Canyon. This was also a station on . . . Map (db m117039) HM
74 California, Kern County, Inyokern — 766 — Freeman Junction Reported missing
In 1834 explorer Joseph R. Walker passed this junction of Indian trails after discovering nearby Walker Pass. Death Valley 49er parties here diverged west and south after their escape from Death Valley enroute to the California gold fields. Later . . . Map (db m207791) HM
75 California, Kern County, Rosamond — 130 — Willow SpringsCalifornia Historical Landmark
Visited by Padre Garces (1776) while following Old Horse Thief Trace later known as Joe Walker Trail. Fremont stopped here (1844). The famished Jayhawk Party (1850) found water here while struggling from Death Valley to Los Angeles. Still later was . . . Map (db m156684) HM
76 Connecticut, New Haven County, New Haven, West Rock — Judges Cave
Judges Cave Here May Fifteenth 1661 and for some weeks thereafter Edward Whalley and his son-in-law William Goffe, members of the Parliament General, officers in the army of the Commonwealth and signers of the death warrant of King Charles First, . . . Map (db m34719) HM
77 Georgia, Peach County, Fort Valley — 49 D-6 — James A. EverettFounder of Fort Valley
Here on the Indian Path that connected two Indian Trails, from Hartford to Fort Hawkins and from Barnard’s Crossing to the Old Creek Agency, James Abbington Everett established, in the 1820’s, the Indian Trading Post around which Fort Valley arose. . . . Map (db m53096) HM
78 Pennsylvania, Butler County, Evans City — George Washington
Returning to Virginia from his historic visit at Fort Le Boeuf, Washington used the adjacent Venango Indian Trail. In this locality, on Dec. 27, 1753, he narrowly escaped death, being shot at by an Indian less than fifteen paces from him.Map (db m80462) HM
79 Texas, Williamson County, Cedar Park — 9041 — Cedar Park Cemetery
George W. and Harriet Cluck settled in this area with their family in the early 1870s, soon after they returned from a cattle drive on the Chisholm Trail. They built a log home and were instrumental in the community’s development. In 1901, upon . . . Map (db m101639) HM
80 Utah, Wayne County, Lyman — 393 — Fremont Park
In 1853, Lt. Colonel John C. Fremont mapped a new trail and made daily astronomical observations from Green River to Parowan, Utah. In his party of 22 were: S.N. Carvalho, artist and daguerreotypist, Mr. Von Egloffstein, topographer with assistants . . . Map (db m138061) HM
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81 West Virginia, Jefferson County, Charles Town — John Brown Hanging SiteCreation of a Martyr — Prelude to War —
This is where seven men were hanged in December 1859 and March 1860 for their part in John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry. The scaffold stood here in a large field. A month after the trial, on December 2, 1859, John Brown was the first to die. He . . . Map (db m41650) HM
82 West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Mary Price Ratrie Greenspace / Illustrated History of the Midland Trail
Mary Price Ratrie Greenspace Biography Mary Price Ratrie was born in the Dickinson family, which through its manufacture of salt, coal mining, banking activities and philanthropic contributions, helped develop and shape Charleston and the . . . Map (db m178536) HM

83 Florida, St. Lucie County, Fort Pierce — 3 — Zora Neale Hurston House — Zora Neale Hurston Dust Tracks Heritage Trail —
Zora Neale Hurston House, 1734 Avenue L From early 1958 through late 1959, Zora Neale Hurston lived in this house, part of a new subdivision developed by Dr. Clem C. Benton, a prominent Ft. Pierce physician and community leader. Dr. . . . Map (db m202513) HM

84 Indiana, Fulton County, Rochester — Ga bgojwébnegéjuk Mural
Title: Ga bgojwébnegéjuk Potawatomi for: Those that were uprooted from their natural place This mural is to honor the Native Americans who were forced from their lands in this area to reservations located in Kansas. This removal took . . . Map (db m240943) HM
85 New York, Nassau County, Oyster Bay — Sagamore Hill National Historic SiteNational Park Service
Sagamore Hill was the family home of our 26th President Theodore Roosevelt, his wife Edith and their six children. He built the Queen Anne Shingle style home on 155 acres between 1884 and 1886 and it became known as the “Summer White House” during . . . Map (db m42840) HM
86 Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Welcome to Winstead Hill ParkPark History
Winstead Hill Park is located approximately two miles south of downtown Franklin. The hill’s name comes from an early inhabitant of Williamson County, Samuel Winstead, who owned the land. Some 19 years before the Civil War, he executed a . . . Map (db m146925) HM
87 Utah, Garfield County, Escalante — 501 — Old Boulder Mail Trail
The isolated trails between Boulder and Escalante, Utah, were important in the history of the two towns. The foot trail, used by Indians for centuries, connected the two areas and was known as the Death Hollow Trail. Mules, horses, or people . . . Map (db m74759) HM

88 Missouri, St. Charles County, St. Peters — Centennial Greenway - Heritage Crossing
Cribbin's Home • This park, historically known as the Cribbin's Home, Kuhlmann's Grove, and even Cedar Grove in 1875, features a well-known home built in the mid-1800s. • The home was built by Lawrence Cribbin (sometimes spelled . . . Map (db m150854) HM
89 Oregon, Josephine County, Grants Pass — The 1846 Applegate TrailSouthern Route to Oregon
The perilous last leg of the Oregon Trail down the Columbia River rapids took lives, including the sons of Jesse and Lindsay Applegate in 1843. The Applegate brothers and others vowed to look for an all-land route into Oregon from Fort Hall (in . . . Map (db m167270) HM

90 California, Kern County, Mojave — 652 — Mojave 20-Mule Team Borax Terminus
Just west of this point was the Southern Pacific terminus for the Twenty-Mule-Team Borax wagons that operated between Death Valley and Mojave from 1884 to 1889. The route ran from the Harmony Borax Mining Company works, later acquired by the . . . Map (db m123891) HM
91 California, Riverside County, La Quinta — The Bradshaw Trail / Point Happy
The Bradshaw Trail Circa 1862 To the Cahuilla, the native people of this valley, this point of land was important because it marked access to water. They dug a well into the wash with steps leading down to water level less . . . Map (db m232942) HM
92 Delaware, Kent County, Smyrna — KC-84 — Site of Green Pottery
In 1764, Thomas Green sold a one-quarter acre lot at this location to his grandson, Charles Green. Some time thereafter, Charles established a facility for the manufacturing of redware pottery on this site. The business is known to have been in . . . Map (db m39678) HM
93 Georgia, Gordon County, Calhoun — 064-33 — Trail of Tears
The New Echota Treaty of 1835 relinquished Cherokee Indian claims to lands east of the Mississippi River. The majority of the Cherokee people considered the treaty fraudulent and refused to leave their homelands in Georgia, Alabama, North . . . Map (db m10051) HM
94 Kansas, Gray County, Cimarron — The Santa Fe Trail
Cimarron, settled in 1878, got its name as the starting point at one time of the shorter Cimarron or dry route to Santa Fe. Here the Santa Fe Trail divided, one branch heading directly southwest, the other (present US 50) following the Arkansas . . . Map (db m204576) HM
95 Michigan, Barry County, Hastings — L215 — Indian Landing - Charlton Park
In the early nineteenth century the Thornapple band of Ottawa Indians established a village a short distance from Thornapple Lake. It was served in the 1840s by a Methodist mission and school conducted by the Reverend Mannaseh Hickey. Trails leading . . . Map (db m191511) HM
96 Michigan, Berrien County, New Buffalo — Avoiding Removal - The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Logo text: "Pokégnek Bodéwadmik" (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi) New Buffalo was founded during an era of Indian removal from the region. Historically, the Potawatomi lands included millions of acres in Southern . . . Map (db m202624) HM
97 Michigan, Wayne County, Dearborn — HB17 — Fair Lane
Here Henry and Clara Bryant Ford lived from 1915 until their deaths in 1947 and 1950. The eminent American auto magnate and inventor named Fair Lane after the road on which his father, William Ford, was born in County Cork, Ireland. The fifty-six . . . Map (db m31690) HM
98 Mississippi, Claiborne County, Port Gibson — Sunken Trace
Preserved here is a portion of the deeply eroded or “sunken” Old Trace. Hardships of journeying on the Old Trace included heat, mosquitoes, poor food, hard beds (if any), disease, swollen rivers, and sucking swamps. Take 5 minutes to walk this . . . Map (db m87313) HM
99 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, South Kansas City — Kit CarsonFrontiersman
Legendary frontiersman Christopher H. "Kit" Carson (1809-1868) was a mountain man, trapper, scout, Indian agent, explorer, and guide. Some of Carson's greatest adventures took place on the Santa Fe Trail, including his initiation into the Santa Fe . . . Map (db m199423) HM
100 Missouri, St. Louis County, Maryland Heights — Dripping Springs
Scene of the tragic death of the lovelorn Indian girl whose broken heart is said to have given the lake it's sorrowful name, "Creve Coeur."Map (db m150902) HM

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