Trail of Death - Lexington, MO - Trail of Tears on Waymarking.com

Marker Erected by: The Kabance Family, Boy Scout Troop #318.
Date Marker Erected: August 2000.
County of Marker: Lafayette County.

Marker Text:

Trail of Death
Historic 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 OF
KA-BEAM-SA

Routes: Northern Route Address if available: Highland Ave. & Commerce St., Lexington Garden Club Park, next to the Madonna of the Trail Statue, Lexington, MO USA Additional Information: Continuing to track the trail across 4 states. They left Twin Lakes, Indiana in Sept. and the survivors arrived in Osawatomie, Kansas in November. Additional Coordinates: Not Listed Marker Website: Not listed

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