Trail of Death - Lexington, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 11.198 W 093° 53.178
15S E 423455 N 4337861
The pride of Andrew Jackson's presidency. Oct. 26th, 1838.
Waymark Code: WM40NE
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
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Marker Erected by: The Kabance Family and Boy Scout Troop #318.
Date marker Erected: August 2000.
County of Marker: Lafayette County.
Location of Marker: Highland Ave. & Commerce St., Lexington Garden Club Park, Lexington.

Marker Text:

Trail of Death
Historic Marker
On October 26, 1838 about 800 Potawatomi Indians being forcibly removed from Indiana camped on the river bank opposite Lexington. They ferried the Missouri River on October 27 and were marched on to Northeast Kansas.

THIS MONUMENT IS IN MEMORY OF
KA-BEAM-SA
History of Mark:
There are 24 markers from Twin Lakes, Indiana to Osawatomie, Kansas, as best as I can determine. This one is in Lexington, Missouri.

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