Group requests Trail of Death signage donations
Comet staff report
Efforts are under way to erect commemorative highway signage along the 1838 Potawatomi Trail of Death, much of which involved the present-day Pittsburg and Towpath Rd. areas.

Fulton County Historian and Potawatomi Indian advocate Shirley Willard said the fifth annual Trail of Death Commemorative Caravan will begin Sept. 22 at the Fulton County Museum in Rochester and stop at the Wabash & Erie Canal Interpretive Center in Delphi later that day as it heads west along the route. The caravan, which will include several Potawatomi Indians, should arrive at the canal center between 2 and 4 p.m. Willard said the timeframe was tentative because the caravan would be more "relaxed and spiritual" than other similar events.

Willard said she hoped the signage would be in place in Carroll County by then. She asked Canal Board president Dan McCain to seek donations for the signs from local clubs, businesses and individuals. She said it would take 14 signs at $50 each for a total of $700 to post a sign at each turn along Carroll County's portion of the route. Some local donations have been made according to Willard.

Those who would like to donate or in need of more information should contact Mc- Cain at (765) 564-6297 or (765) 412-4308.

Visit www.potawatomitda. org to see the route.