Trail of Death - Carrollton, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 21.900 W 093° 29.145
15S E 458154 N 4357394
Andrew Jackson's cleansing the nation of Red Men. Oct. 24th, 1838.
Waymark Code: WM40N0
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
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Marker Erected by: Kyle Cox, Eagle Project, Boy Scout Troop #800.
Date Marker Erected: 1998.
County of Marker: Carroll County.
Location of Marker: N. Mason St. (Old US-24), Carroll County Historical Society Lawn, Carrollton.

Marker Text:

Trail of Death

On Oct. 24, 1838 about 800 Potawatomi Indians camped near Carrollton on forced emigration from Indiana to Kansas. Cold was intense on the prairie.

History of Mark:
There are 24 markers (that I know of) from Twin Lakes, Indiana to Osawatomie, Kansas. This one is in Carrollton, Missouri.

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