Potawatomie "Trail of Death" End of Trail Marker - Osawatomie, Ks.
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N 38° 30.062 W 094° 57.101
15S E 329812 N 4263212
This rather unassuming marker is anchored to a larger boulder near a Kansas Historical Marker.
Waymark Code: WM5VEQ
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
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This Marker, Titled "The Potawatomie Trail of Death", maps the trail that 859 members of the Potawatomie tribe took from near Plymouth, Indiana to Osawatomie, Ks, from Sept. 4, to Nov. 4, 1838. 40 members of the tribe, mostly children, died along the way. Details from Wikipedia:
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The marker was placed the Osawatomie Historical Society and Boy Scout Troop 106. It is undated.
Routes: Northern Route

Address if available:
Osawatomie, Ks USA

Marker Website: [Web Link]

Additional Coordinates: Not Listed

Additional Information: Not listed
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