Potawatomi "Trail of Death" March - Wellington, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 39° 08.050 W 093° 58.953
15S E 415079 N 4332124
The Indian Tribe was forced from Indiana to Kansas, like the Cherokees from Alabama. Andrew Jackson's actions as president. Oct. 27th, 1838.
Waymark Code: WM12BB7
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/19/2020
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County of Marker: Lafayette County
Location of Marker: Walnut St. & MO-224, city park, Wellington
Marker Erected by: Boy Scout Troop #317 on Behalf of the Wellington Community
Date Marker Erected: Aug. 26, 2000
Marker Text:
POTAWATOMI "TRAIL OF DEATH" MARCH
SEPT. - NOV. 1838
On Saturday October 27th, the Potawatomi Indians camped in Wellington at the Little Schuy Creek (Big Sni).
On Sunday October 28,
a Potawatomi child died.