Natchitoches Indians -- Natchitoches LA
N 31° 45.674 W 093° 05.168
15R E 491843 N 3513973
A small sign on a gate between historic buildings downtown starts local Indian tribes on the Trail of Tears
Waymark Code: WMN92Y
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2015
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For the Natchitoches Indians, members of the Caddo tribe, their journey on the Trail of Tears started here.
The sign reads as follows:
"NATCHITOCHES INDIANS
According to legend, in 1835 a proclamation was read to the Natchitoches Indians, who assembled across the River from this spot, departing them to the Oklahoma territory.
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For more on Pres. Andrew Jackson's brutal Indian Removal policy and the Trail of Tears, see here: (
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