Potawatomi Trail of Death

Potawatomi Trail of Death (HMLQJ)

Location: New Berlin, IL 62670 Sangamon County
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N 39° 45.819', W 89° 57.387'

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Island Grove Encampment

— Sept 4-Nov 4, 1838 —

Potawatomi
Trail of Death
Sept 4 - Nov 4, 1838
Island Grove
Encampment

During a drought, 850 Potawatomi Indians were force-marched more than 600 miles from Indiana to Kansas. 40 died, mostly children.

After a 6 mile march from McCoy's Mill east of here, the Potawatomi encamped at Island Grove. A child died a few hours after making camp. He is buried near this spot.

The Potawatomi left for Jacksonville on Oct 1, 1838.

Erected by
Rainbow Dancers
Pow Wow Committee
Clayville Folk Arts Guild
1995
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HM NumberHMLQJ
Series This marker is part of the Potawatomi - Trail of Death series
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Year Placed1995
Placed ByRainbow Dancers, Pow Wow Committee, Clayville Folk Arts Guild
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 7:02pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 246749 N 4405706
Decimal Degrees39.76365000, -89.95645000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 45.819', W 89° 57.387'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 45' 49.14" N, 89° 57' 23.22" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)217
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 15968-15998 Co Hwy 8, New Berlin IL 62670, US
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