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The Potawatomi "Trail of Death" and Felix Schlag’s Nickel Legacy | September 4
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- Michigan Minute
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- Sep 4, 2026
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- 60
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Summary
On this day in 1838, over 850 Potawatomi, including 150 from Michigan, were forced west on the "trail of death," though some in Dowagiac resisted thanks to leader Leopold Pokagon. In 1891, Felix Schlag, the designer of the U.S. nickel used from 1938 to 2004, was born. His initials, FS, appear under Jefferson’s bust on nickels from 1966 onward. Schlag spent his final years in Owosso, Michigan.