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 Potawatomi Trail of Death - Perry, IL Posted by:  YoSam.
N 39° 46.998 W 090° 44.858
15S E 692877 N 4406132
Andrew Jackson though Indians were evil and tried to remove them from this world, but he did push through the Indian Removal Act, of which the Potawatomi were a part.
Waymark Code: WMK58E
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2014
Views: 2
County of site: Pike County
Location of marker: N. Ann St. & W. Maine St.
Perry, IL
This was called the Norther Route
This plaque placed in commemoration in 2003 by the people of the Perry community and the Citizens Potawatomi Nations, Shawnee, OK.
Marker Text: Potawatomi Trail of Death
On Oct. 5, 1838, about 800 Potawatomi Indians camped at McKee's Creek near here, on the forced removal from Indiana to Kansas., known as the Trail of Death. They crossed the Illinois River by ferry. Leaving the river they had to need water, because of the severe drought of '38.
This plaque placed in commemoration in 2003 by the people of Perry, Illinois community and The Citizens Potawatomi Nation, Shawnee, OK.
County: Pike County
Historical Society: The People of Perry Community & The Citizens Potawatomi Nation
Dedication Date: 2003
Location: N. Ann St. & W. Maine St., city park, Perry, IL
Website: [Web Link]
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