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Trail of Tears National Historic TrailTrees line edge of body of water, Bell detachment route and Water Route, Pularm Park, Faulkner County, Arkansas
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Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
Nearby Attractions

Here are federally-managed areas that are related to the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.

National Park Service areas:

Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas www.nps.gov/arpo

Moccasin Bend National Archeological District, Chattanooga, Tennessee, which is part of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia www.nps.gov/chch

Fort Smith National Historic Site, Arkansas www.nps.gov/fosm

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee and North Carolina www.nps.gov/grsm

Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas www.nps.gov/peri

Stones River National Battlefield, Tennessee www.nps.gov/stri

 

Tennessee Valley Authority area:

Cherokee Memorial Park (Blythe Ferry Ramp), Chickamauga Reservoir, Tennessee www.tva.gov/river/recreation/pdf/chickamauga_rec_matrix.pdf

 

US Army Corps of Engineers area:

Cadron Settlement Park, Arkansas www.swl.usace.army.mil/parks/toadsuck/recreation.htm

 

USDA Forest Service areas:

Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri  www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/marktwain/

Shawnee National Forest, Illinois www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/shawnee/

 

Elkhorn Tavern at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, on the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail  

Did You Know?
After their removal to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) in the late 1830s, Cherokee people established tribal government headquarters in Tahlequah, developed a constitution, and maintained a bilingual school system. Their experiencess are commemorated on the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.

Last Updated: September 30, 2008 at 22:40 EST