Historic Markers - Trail of Death MO498

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Trail of Death MO498

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Trail of Death

On Oct. 24, 1838 about 800 Potawatomi Indians camped near Carrollton on forced emigration from Indiana to Kansas. Cold was intense on the prairie.

Erected by Kyle Cox, Eagle Project, Troop 800, 1998.

N. Mason St. (Old US-24), Carroll County Historical Society Lawn, Carrollton, Carroll County Missouri


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