Natchitoches Indians -- Natchitoches LA
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N 31° 45.674 W 093° 05.168
15R E 491843 N 3513973
A small sign on a gate between historic buildings downtown starts local Indian tribes on the Trail of Tears.
Waymark Code: WMN92R
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member monkeys4ever
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For the Natchitoches Indians, members of the Caddo tribe, their journey on the Trail of Tears started here.

The sign reads as follows:

"NATCHITOCHES INDIANS

According to legend, in 1835 a proclamation was read to the Natchitoches Indians, who assembled across the River from this spot, departing them to the Oklahoma territory.

Museum Contents Inc."

For more on Pres. Andrew Jackson's brutal Indian Removal policy and the Trail of Tears, see here: (visit link) and here: (visit link)
Group that erected the marker: Museum Contents Inc.

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
600 Blk Front Street
Natchitoches, LA


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