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Image: Trail of Death Warren County

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Description: The "Trail of Death" marker at Gopher Hill Cemetery in Warren County, Indiana, describing an episode during the forced removal of the Potawatomi tribe. It reads: Trail of Death On September 15, 1838, about 860 Potawatomi Indians camped near here on the forced removal from Indiana to Kansas. They had to camp by a dirty stream. Two small children who died on the trek from Williamsport were buried at the camp. Erected 1999
Title: Trail of Death Warren County
Credit: Self-photographed
Author: Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing)
Permission: I release this photo into the public domain
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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