The Steelville Trail of Tears Remembrance Committee is raising $200,000 to place a permanent monument at one of the encampment sites.
Renowned Cherokee and Pawnee artist Daniel HorseChief has created the conceptual design for an bronze sculpture titled “The Trail”.
The sculpture depicts a falcon rising from tears and flames like an ascending phoenix, with figures representing the diversity of human experiences along the Trail of Tears.
All donations will go directly to the production and installation of the planned monument
Checks can be made payable to: STV HS ToT Memorial, and mailed to: Steelville Area Historical Society,
10535 Doc Polk Rd.,
Steelville, Mo 65565.
Donations may be dropped at any
First Community National Bank Branch.
2nd Annual, Remember the Removal Walk, Ride, and Bike along the original Trail of Tears northern route east of Steelville.