Trail of Death

Trail of Death (HMMKR)

Location: West Lafayette, IN 47906 Tippecanoe County
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N 40° 29.405', W 86° 57.188'

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September 12, 1838

— LaGrange - Logansport State Road —

In 1838 some 800 Potawatomi Indians, being forcibly removed from Marshall County to Kansas, camped along this road, the LaGrange-Logansport State Road. On this "trail of death", scores of Native Americans suffered and died. The mother of Chief We-wiss-sa, said to be over 100 years old, died near here on September 12, 1838.
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HM NumberHMMKR
Series This marker is part of the Potawatomi - Trail of Death series
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Year Placed1988
Placed ByTippecanoe County Historical Assn
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 10:44am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 503971 N 4482155
Decimal Degrees40.49008333, -86.95313333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 29.405', W 86° 57.188'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 29' 24.30" N, 86° 57' 11.28" W
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Area Code(s)765
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2502 W 500 N, West Lafayette IN 47906, US
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