Trail of Death, Randolph County
Posted by: YoSam.
N 39° 25.190 W 092° 26.186
15S E 548510 N 4363518
Oct. 16, 1838. Burkhart's encampment, traveled 18 miles from Paris. ** Note: This marker has been moved. NO longer in rest area east of town, moved to Old Depot, tourist attraction site.
Waymark Code: WM41K5
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2008
Views: 24
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.
County of Marker: Randolph County.
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.