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Larry Baggett's Trail of Tears Memorial, Jerome Missouri, October 2017.

The online resources are kind of skimpy when it comes to names and dates, but they tell mostly the same tale. At some point Larry Baggett built a cabin on the property for his wife and himself. Sometime after building the cabin, He built a retaining wall next to it. Night after night after he built the retaining wall, he would hear a knocking on his door, but no one would be there when he went to check. Not long after this started to happen, he had a visitor. An old Cherokee Indian told him that he had built his retaining wall across the Trail of Tears and it was the spirits of those who died on the trail who were knocking on his door.

Larry then added steps to the retaining wall, so that it would not block the trail. As soon as the steps were built, the knocking stopped.

My Baggett then continued to build structures and statues in honor of those who journeyed the Trail of Tears. Some of it had something to do with the trail, some of it was decorative, but most of it was spiritual in some way.

Mr. Baggett past away in 2003 and the monument was suffering serious deterioration and vandalism. The property is currently being restored and there is additional construction as well.

Description
Larry Baggett's Trail of Tears Memorial, Jerome Missouri, October 2017.

The online resources are kind of skimpy when it comes to names and dates, but they tell mostly the same tale. At some point Larry Baggett built a cabin on the property for his wife and himself. Sometime after building the cabin, He built a retaining wall next to it. Night after night after he built the retaining wall, he would hear a knocking on his door, but no one would be there when he went to check. Not long after this started to happen, he had a visitor. An old Cherokee Indian told him that he had built his retaining wall across the Trail of Tears and it was the spirits of those who died on the trail who were knocking on his door.

Larry then added steps to the retaining wall, so that it would not block the trail. As soon as the steps were built, the knocking stopped.

My Baggett then continued to build structures and statues in honor of those who journeyed the Trail of Tears. Some of it had something to do with the trail, some of it was decorative, but most of it was spiritual in some way.

Mr. Baggett past away in 2003 and the monument was suffering serious deterioration and vandalism. The property is currently being restored and there is additional construction as well.