Potawatomi - A Trail of Death — Catlin, Illinois

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Potawatomi - A Trail of Death

Catlin, Illinois · Sandusky Point Encampment

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In September 1838, Potawatomi people who were forcibly removed from Indiana and marched to Kansas encamped at Sandusky Point from September 17 to 20; descendants dedicated this account on September 21, 1993.

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Catlin, Illinois · USA

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