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Cherokee Trace

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Longview, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 31' 10.016544", -94° 51' 40.779144"
 
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    In 1821 near this site, Cherokee Indians blazed a trail from near Nacogdoches, Texas, to their home reservation at White River, Ark. They slashed trees, cleared path, planted Cherokee roses, and established camps at springs. Used by , friend of the Cherokees, on his move to Texas; by David Crockett, other soldiers of the Texas Revolution, and thousands of immigrants. After June 1839, when Texas settlers drove the Cherokees out of the state, the Indians departed over this trail; others traveled it for years thereafter.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Cherokee Trace Historical Marker Location Map, Longview, Texas