Trail of Death - Lexington, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 11.198 W 093° 53.178
15S E 423455 N 4337861
Oct. 26 & 27, 1838. Camped near Lexington, then ferried the Missouri River.
Waymark Code: WM12BB1
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/19/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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County of Marker: Lafayette County
Location of marker: Highland Ave. & Commerce St., Lexington Garden Club Park, next to the Madonna of the Trail Statue, Lexington
Marker Erected by: The Kabance Family, Boy Scout Troop #318
Date Marker Erected: August 2000

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
Civil Right Type: Class Equality
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