Trail of Death

Trail of Death (HMLPO)

Location: Covington, IN 47932 Warren County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 11.121', W 87° 29.43'

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— Gopher Hill Cemetery —

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 this camp.
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HM NumberHMLPO
Series This marker is part of the Potawatomi - Trail of Death series
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Year Placed1999
Placed ByKen & Ilene Smith
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 6:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 458244 N 4448444
Decimal Degrees40.18535000, -87.49050000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 11.121', W 87° 29.43'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 11' 7.26" N, 87° 29' 25.80" W
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Area Code(s)765
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 9059-9095 S 900 W, Covington IN 47932, US
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