First Death Marker on the Trail of Death in Rochester, Indiana

Filed by Max the Cryptid Reporter

The first death during the forced removal and march was that of a child on September 5, 1838. This is a small portion of the tragic story of greed, western expansion, and lies that became known as the Potawatomi Trail of Death. On September 4, 1838, 859 Potawatomi Indians were forced to begin a 660-mile march from Twin Lakes, Indiana, near present-day Plymouth, to a reservation in what is now Kansas. The march lasted until November 4, 1838, with 42 Potawatomi dying along the way. Conditions wer