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To Learn and not Forget
at the Cherokee Removal Memorial Park on Shadden Rd., Birchwood,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 24' 25.38",
-85° 0' 22.979988"
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Tennessee State Historical Marker |
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In the spring of 1838, American military forces evicted the Cherokee Nation from its homeland. Nearly 16,000 women, men, and children - including nearly five hundred Muskogee Creek Indians, and slaves belonging to Cherokee owners -- were forced from their houses and fields and marched to Gunter's Landing in Alabama, Ross's Landing and the area around Charleston, Tennessee. From these points they departed for the land designated by the United States as Indian Territory.
Nearly two-thirds of those driven from their lands followed routes that crossed the Tennessee River here at Blythe Ferry.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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See all Tennessee African American History locations. |
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To Learn and not Forget Historical Marker Location Map, Birchwood, Tennessee Map
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