Trail of Death, Randolph County - Moberly, MO
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YoSam.
N 39° 25.190 W 092° 26.186
15S E 548510 N 4363519
Oct. 16, 1838. Burkhart's encampment, traveled 18 miles from Paris. This marker was in a roadside park, which MoDoT had removed, marker now in Moberly at the museum.
Waymark Code: WM127CJ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2020
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County of Marker: Randolph County
Location of marker:Sturgeon St., across from city hall, Old Depot Tourist Site, Moberly
Marker Erected by: Dolores Grizzell in memory of the Potawatomi of Pulaski County, Indiana. Gratefully assisted by Dora Mae Craven and the Huntsville Cub Scout Pack 84
Date Marker Erected: 2000
Marker Text:
TRAIL OF DEATH On Oct. 16, 1838, 800 Potawatomi Indians camped near here at Burkhart's Encampment on their way from Indiana to Kansas. They traveled 18 miles from Paris, water scarce, day quite cold, water froze at night. Few complaints of sickness.