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Potawatomi Trail of Death Historical Markers

In 1838 over 850 Potawatomi Indians were forced by gunpoint off their homeland in Indiana and ‘marched’ approximately 660 miles to the State of Kansas for relocation — causing approximately 42 deaths along the way.
 
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1 Illinois, Adams County, Liberty — Trail of DeathRegional Historic Trail — Indiana to Kansas —
2 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — In Memory of the Potawatomi Indian "Trail of Death"Indiana to Kansas, September 4 - November 4, 1838
3 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Indian Removals - A Memorial
4 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Potawatomi Trail of DeathMill Creek 1838
5 Illinois, Champaign County, Homer — Potawatomi Trail of DeathDavis' Point Encampment — September 20, 1838 —
6 Illinois, Champaign County, Sadorus — Potawatomi Trail of DeathSadorus's Grove Encampment — September 22, 1838 —
7 Illinois, Champaign County, Sidney — Potawatomi Trail of DeathSidney Encampment — September 21, 1838 —
8 Illinois, Macon County, Decatur — Potawatomi Trail of DeathSangamon Crossing — 24 - 26 September, 1838 —
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9 Illinois, Morgan County, Jacksonville — Potawatami Indians
10 Illinois, Piatt County, Monticello — Potawatomi Trail of Death
11 Illinois, Piatt County, Monticello — Trail of DeathPyatt's Point — Sept. 21, 1838 —
12 Illinois, Pike County, Perry — Potawatomi Trail of Death
13 Illinois, Sangamon County, New Berlin — Potawatomi Trail of DeathMcCoys Mill Encampment — Sept 4 - Nov 4, 1838 —
14 Illinois, Sangamon County, New Berlin — Potawatomi Trail of DeathIsland Grove Encampment — Sept 4-Nov 4, 1838 —
15 Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield — Potawatomi Trail of Death
16 Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield — Potawatomi Trail of Death
17 Illinois, Scott County, Exeter — Potawatomi Indians Trail of DeathExeter Encampment — October 2, 1838 —
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18 Illinois, Scott County, Naples — Potawatomi Indians
19 Illinois, Vermilion County, Catlin — Potawatomi - A Trail of DeathSandusky Point Encampment
20 Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville — Trail of Death 1838 — Ellsworth Park —
21 Indiana, Carroll County, Delphi — Trail of DeathSeptember 10, 1838 — "Winnemac's" Old Village —
22 Indiana, Carroll County, Pittsburg — Trail of Death — Pleasant Run —
23 Indiana, Cass County, Logansport — Potawatomi Encampment — Trail of Death —
24 Indiana, Fulton County, Rochester — Father Petit and the Potawatomi 'Trail of Death' — Indiana to Kansas, September 4 - November 4, 1838 —
25 Indiana, Fulton County, Rochester — 25.1949.1 — Michigan Road
26 Indiana, Fulton County, Rochester — Potawatomi "Trail of Death"Indiana to Kansas, September 4 - November 4, 1838
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27 Indiana, Fulton County, Rochester — Site of Indian Village Chippewa-Nung — Potawatomi - Trail of Death —
28 Indiana, Fulton County, Rochester — Trail of Death — Mud Creek —
29 Indiana, Fulton County, Rochester — William Polke House
30 Indiana, Marshall County, Plymouth — Chief Menominee
31 Indiana, Marshall County, Plymouth — Menominee Chapel — Potawatomi - Trail of Death — Reported missing
32 Indiana, Marshall County, Plymouth — 50.1949.1 — Trail of Death Reported missing
33 Indiana, Marshall County, Twin Lakes — Potawatomi Indian Village
34 Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Battle Ground — Potawatomi ‘Trail of Death’ Route
35 Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Lafayette — Trail of DeathSeptember 13, 1838 — Lagrange on Wabash River —
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36 Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Lafayette — Trail of DeathSeptember 12, 1838 — LaGrange - Logansport State Road —
37 Indiana, Warren County, State Line City — Trail of Death — Gopher Hill Cemetery —
38 Indiana, Warren County, Williamsport — The Trail of Death
39 Indiana, Warren County, Williamsport — Trail of Death — Old Town Park - - Williamsport —
40 Kansas, Linn County, Centerville — [Potawatomi] Trail of DeathIndiana to Kansas
41 Kansas, Linn County, Centerville — [Potawatomi] Trail of Death
42 Kansas, Linn County, Centerville — Father Petit and the Potawatomi 'Trail of Death'(Indiana to Kansas, September 4 - November 4, 1838)
43 Kansas, Linn County, Centerville — Father Petit and the Trail of Death
44 Kansas, Linn County, Centerville — Kanza Indian Site?
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45 Kansas, Linn County, Centerville — Potawatomi "Trail of Death" march & death of Fr. Petit
46 Kansas, Linn County, Centerville — Potawatomi Burial GroundMemorial
47 Kansas, Linn County, Centerville — Priests House
48 Kansas, Linn County, Centerville — St. Mary's MissionSt. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park
49 Kansas, Linn County, Trading Post — Sounds of the byway...moccasins and tears.Frontier Military Historic Byway
50 Kansas, Miami County, Osawatomie — The Potawatomi Trail of DeathIndiana to Kansas — September 3, 1838 to November 4, 1838 —
51 Kansas, Pottawatomie County, St. Marys — Potawatomi Pay Station & St. Marys Mission
52 Kansas, Pottawatomie County, St. Marys — 18 — St. Marys
53 Kansas, Pottawatomie County, Wamego — 107 — Vieux Cemetery
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54 Missouri, Carroll County, Carrollton — Trail of Death
55 Missouri, Carroll County, De Witt — Trail of Death
56 Missouri, Chariton County, Brunswick — Trail of Death
57 Missouri, Chariton County, Keytesville — Potawatomi Indians
58 Missouri, Jackson County, Independence — Trail of Death
59 Missouri, Jackson County, Independence — Trail of Death
60 Missouri, Lafayette County, Lexington — Trail of DeathHistorical Marker
61 Missouri, Lafayette County, Napoleon — Potawatomi Trail of Death March1838
62 Missouri, Lafayette County, Wellington — Potawatomi "Trail of Death" MarchSept. - Nov. 1838
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63 Missouri, Marion County, Monroe City — Trail of Death
64 Missouri, Marion County, Palmyra — Potawatomi EmigrationTrail of Death
65 Missouri, Marion County, Palmyra — Trail of Death
66 Missouri, Marion County, West Quincy — Trail of Death
67 Missouri, Randolph County, Huntsville — 55 — Trail of Death
68 Missouri, Ray County, Richmond — Potawatomi "Trail of Death" MarchSeptember - November 1838
 
 
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