RETRACE THE TRAIL Look for official national Trail of 1? The sites of Trail of Tears National historic trail signs. The Tears Historic Trail, stretching 5,043 miles across Auto Tour Route signs nine states, together form a journey of along highways, streets, compassion and understanding. The and backcountry roads Auto Tour Original National Park Service administers the guide you to official trail Route Route trail in partnership with the Trail of Tears sites and segments. The Association; the Cherokee Nation; the Original Route signs tell Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; you that you are retracing federal, state, county, and local agencies; the exact or nearly exact interested groups; and private George Murrell married a Chero Elkhorn Tavern (reconstructed) at Camp Ground Cemetery near Hikers retrace a portion of the Blocked by the icebound Ohio, Cherokee James Vann built his Brainerd Mission was a stopping Tennessee's Red Clay State landowners. Trail sites are in private, kee woman and journeyed with Pea Ridge National Military Park, Anna. Illinois, is said to contain original northern route where it some 1.700 Cherokee camped house near what is now Dalton. point and hospital during removal. Historic Area near Chattanooga historic route taken by the municipal, tribal, federal, or state her to Indian Territory. In 1845 he Arkansas, witnessed thousands of the graves of Cherokee who winds through the Crabb-Abbott near Mantle Rock in Livingston Georgia. For many Cherokee, its cemetery has a reconstruction of the Cherokee during the ownership. Please ask for permission built this house near Tahlequah. Cherokee passing by. camped nearby Farm near Grantsburg, Illinois. County, Kentucky. is their final resting place. Cherokee Council House. removal. CtICUM before visiting any trail sites on private lands and check with public sites for visiting hours and regulations. At Trail of Tears www.nps.gov/trte click on Plan Your National Historic Trail Visit for in-depth travel planning.
REMOVAL CAMPS After being forcibly removed from their homes in Georgia. Alabama. Tennessee, and North Carolina, most Cherokee are moved into 11 removal camps—10 in Tennessee and one in Alabama. There they await the start of an 800-mile journey. TRAIL'S END The last detachment arrives in ROSS'S LANDING Indian Territory on March 24, Location: Present-day Chattanooga. 1839. The Cherokee are promised Tennessee. From June 6 to June 17,1838, subsistence rations through March BENGE ROUTE three detachments are forced to leave 1,1840. in compliance with the Starting from Fort Payne, on September their homeland for Indian Territory. Treaty of New Echota. 28, 1838, Cherokee leader John Benge escorts 1,079 Cherokee toward present- day Stilwell, Oklahoma. FORT CASS VANN'S PLANTATION Location: Present-day Charleston. Location: Present-day Wolftever Creek, Tennessee. From August 23 to Tennessee. Two detachments totaling December 5. 1838, 10 detachments 1,642 Cherokee leave in September 1831 totaling 9.302 Cherokee arc bound for Indian Territory. marched from Fort Cass toward Indian Territory.
BLYTHE FERRY Location: Meigs County, Tennessee. Nine detachments with more than 9,000 Indians cross the Tennessee River.
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BELL ROUTE Starting from Fort Cass on October 11, 1838. John Bell of the Treaty Party leads 660 Cherokee, ending at present-day Evansville. Arkansas.
TAHLEQUAH. OKLAHOMA The Cherokee National Council Drane Route designates Tahlequah as the overland water route capital of the Cherokee Nation on October 19. 1841.
WATER DETACHMENTS Cherokee removals from Ross's Landing Deas-Whiteley Route and Fort Cass include four water route overland water route detachments that prove to be punishing for the Indians: 3.103 depart; 2.273 arrive at Mrs. Webber's Plantation (near present- day Stilwell). Fort Coffee. Lee's Creek (near Stilwell), and Illinois Campground (near Tahlequah). DhGWy
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