The plaque on the marker reads:
"In 1838 the northern Potawatami tribes and many Indians from other tribes were forcibly located to Eastern Kansas. The first point of encampment in Illinois on the march westward was the North Fork River in Danville. This monument is to commemerate the hardships, death, and humiliation these people suffered during their forced passage. We salute their courage. It is in their memory we make this dedication. May 13, 1990."
Still doesn't seem like a fair deal, does it? We got their land and destroyed their culture. They got a rock somewhere in Illinois.
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