Trail of Death ~ Brunswick, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 25.324 W 093° 07.902
15S E 488663 N 4363623
Camped across the river and ferried wagons here.
Waymark Code: WM1605J
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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County of Marker: Chariton County
Location of Marker: In ground edge of parking lot, foot of Polk St., boat ramp access, Brunswick
Marker Erected by: Brunswick Cub Scout Pack 152

Marker Text:

TRAIL OF DEATH
On Oct. 22, 1838, about 800 Potawatomi Indians began ferrying the Grand River as they walked from Indiana to Kansas on the forced removal. By dark all the Indians and many of the wagons were over the river. They camped on the west side of the river and ferried the rest the next day.

Civil Right Type: Class Equality

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