Busyhead Memorial, Trail of Tears State Park, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
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N 37° 26.805 W 089° 27.789
16S E 282109 N 4147282
Bushyhead Memorial and grave of Princess Otahki, along with and burial ground for Cherokee Indians as they passed through this area.
Waymark Code: WM287M
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/20/2007
Views: 125
1961 Brass Marker reads: "Here is buried, Princess Otahki, daughter of Chief Jesse Bushyhead, wife of Sam Hildebrand. One of the several hundred Cherokee Indians who died here in the delayed (by ice) crossing of the Mississippi River in the United States forced exodus from Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia to the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) in the severe winter of 1838-1839. This memorial erected by the Rotary Club of Cape Girardea. 1961"
Routes: Northern Route
Additional Coordinates: Not Listed
Address if available: Not listed
Additional Information: Not listed
Marker Website: Not listed
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