Cemetery at the Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee
Andrew Jackson, who served as president from 1829 to 1837, lived at the Hermitage from 1804 until his death in 1845. Jackson's policies toward Native Americans were instrumental in the forced removal of most of... More
Chieftain's Museum/Major Ridge Home, Rome, Georgia
The Chieftains tells the story of Major Ridge, the influential Ridge family including prominent son John Ridge, Cherokee history, and the Trail of Tears, as well as subsequent history of the home and region. Ev... More
Brown's Ferry Tavern, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Cherokee leader John Brown, who owned 640 acres in this area, ordered the construction of Browns Ferry Tavern in 1803. By the 1830s, Brown's land formed the boundary of the Cherokee Nation. In 1838, the road ru... More
Cedartown Removal Camp, Cedartown, Georgia
The park located northeast of the above-named street corner was the location of one of several camps where nearby Cherokee were brought before being taken to larger camps in southeastern Tennessee. The camp, wh... More
Berry's Ferry Landing, Kentucky
At Berry's Ferry, thousands of Cherokee boarded flatboats to cross the Ohio River during the 1838-39 migrations. This is also the site where, in late December 1838, moving ice forced the ferry to shut down. As ... More
Hikers retrace the Trail of Tears at Mantle Rock Preserve, Kentucky
Thousands of Cherokee camped for weeks along the main (northern) route, located adjacent to Mantle Rock, during the winter of 1838-39 as they waited for ice conditions in the Ohio River to allow a safe crossing... More
Railroad Removal, Tuscumbia Landing, Alabama
Tuscumbia Landing was located at the western terminus of the Tuscumbia, Courtland, and Decatur Railway. This rail line was the only one used for Cherokee Removal. During the summer of 1838, Cherokee detachments... More
Mantle Rock Preserve, Joy, Kentucky
Thousands of Cherokee camped for weeks along the main (northern) route, near Mantle Rock, during the winter of 1838-39 as they waited for ice conditions in the Ohio River to allow a safe crossing.
Railroad Removal, Tuscumbia Landing, Alabama
Tuscumbia Landing was located at the western terminus of the Tuscumbia, Courtland, and Decatur Railway. This railroad was the only one used for Cherokee Removal. During the summer of 1838, Cherokee detachments ... More
Cherokee Council House, Tahlonteeskee, Oklahoma
Tahlonteeskee was the western Cherokee capital from 1829-1839. Public domain photograph of a cabin, log house, dwelling in National Park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cherokee Retracement at Pea Ridge National Military Park, Garfield, Ar...
Pea Ridge National Military Park the park encompasses 4,300 acres and features a reconstructed Elkhorn Tavern, visitors center, museum, self-guided tours and a retracement trail along a 2.5-mile original route ... More
Cemetery at the Hermitage (Nashville, Tennessee) on the Trail of Tears...
Cemetery at the Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee Public domain photograph - monument, cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cherokee Retracement at Pea Ridge National Military Park (Garfield, Ar...
Cherokee Retracement at Pea Ridge National Military Park, Garfield, Arkansas
Mantle Rock Preserve (Joy, Kentucky) on the Trail of Tears National Hi...
Mantle Rock Preserve, Joy, Kentucky Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cherokee Council House (Sequoyah County, Oklahoma) on the Trail of Tea...
Cherokee Council House, Tahlonteeskee, Oklahoma Public domain photograph of a cabin, log house, dwelling in National Park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Berry's Ferry Landing (Livingston County, Kentucky) on the Trail of Te...
Berry's Ferry Landing, Kentucky Public domain photograph of water reservoir, lake, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Big Spring (Princeton, Kentucky) on the Trail of Tears National Histor...
Big Spring, Princeton, Kentucky Public domain photograph of a cave, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hikers Retrace the Trail of Tears at Mantle Rock Preserve (Joy, Kentuc...
Hikers retrace the Trail of Tears at Mantle Rock Preserve, Kentucky
Chieftain's Museum/Major Ridge Home (Rome, Georgia) on the Trail of Te...
Chieftain's Museum/Major Ridge Home, Rome, Georgia
Crabb Abbott Farm, Grantsburg, Illinois
Property has segments of the Northern Route, including the rock crossing and ford of Sugar Creek. These segments are contiguous with trail segments on the adjacent Shawnee National Forest.
Grave Stone of William Adair, Stilwell, Oklahoma
When the Cherokee arrived at their prescribed disbandment depot in Oklahoma, settlements sprang up nearby. There was a depot at the Adair's farm near present-day Stilwell, Oklahoma.
Big Spring, Princeton, Kentucky
Location of a camp site along Trail of Tears chosen because of the water supply.
Water Route of the Trail of Tears at Lake Dardanelle State Park, Russe...
The Western Cherokee settled near here in the late 1700s, and established towns, plantations, and the Dwight Mission School. Almost 50 years later, the Trail of Tears brought all five tribes through here by wat... More
A marker at McGinnis Cemetery along the Trail of Tears National Histor...
A marker at McGinnis Cemetery along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail in Union County, Illinois Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic trail; nht; national historic trail; mcginnis cemetery;... More
A viewpoint, near railroad tracks, overlooking Wheeler Lake in Decatur...
A viewpoint, near railroad tracks, overlooking Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Alabama A viewpoint, near railroad tracks, overlooking Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Alabama; https://www.nps.gov/places/rhodes-ferry-park.htm ... More
An NTIR Sign surrounded by brush at the Timber Road segment of the Tra...
An NTIR Sign surrounded by brush at the Timber Road segment of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail in Union County, Illinois Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic trail; nht; national histori... More
A marker in memory of the 4,000 Cherokees who died on the Trail of Tea...
A marker in memory of the 4,000 Cherokees who died on the Trail of Tears A marker in memory of the 4,000 Cherokees who died on the Trail of Tears; https://www.nps.gov/places/new-echota-state-park.htm Keywords: ... More
A Non-NTIR sign at Mississippi River Levee Road near Willards Ferry Si...
A Non-NTIR sign at Mississippi River Levee Road near Willards Ferry Site in Union County, Illinois Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic trail; nht; national historic trail; illinois; union county; ... More
A stone Cherokee monument along the Trail of Tears National Historic T...
A marker at McGinnis Cemetery along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail Original Route in Union County, Illinois Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic trail; nht; national historic trail; cu... More
A handmade sign at the Woods Road Trail Segment on the Original Route ...
A handmade sign at the Woods Road Trail Segment on the Original Route of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail in Union County, Illinois Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic trail; nht; nation... More
A hazy view of the Mississippi River from the Trail of Tears National ...
A hazy view of the Mississippi River from the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, Mississippi River crossing, at Trail of Tears State Park in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Keywords: trte; trail of tears ... More
Cedartown Removal Camp (Cedartown, Georgia) on the Trail of Tears Nati...
Cedartown Removal Camp, Cedartown, Georgia Keywords: cedartown removal camp; trte; trail of tears national historic trail
A bridge crosses the Arkansas River in North Little Rock, Arkansas (29...
A bridge crosses the Arkansas River in North Little Rock, Arkansas Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic trail; nht; national historic trail; north little rock; ar; pulaski county; natural resources... More
A decomissioned bridge crosses the Arkansas River in North Little Rock...
A decomissioned bridge crosses the Arkansas River in North Little Rock, Arkansas Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic trail; nht; national historic trail; north little rock; ar; pulaski county; nat... More
A kiosk and marker at the Brainerd Mission Cemetery in Chattanooga, Te...
A kiosk and marker at the Brainerd Mission Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee A kiosk and marker at the Brainerd Mission Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee; https://www.nps.gov/places/brainerd-mission-cemetery-... More
A Trail of Tears National Historic Trail NTIR Sign at the Brainerd Mis...
A Trail of Tears National Historic Trail NTIR Sign at the Brainerd Mission Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee A Trail of Tears National Historic Trail NTIR Sign at the Brainerd Mission Cemetery in Chattanooga, ... More
A view of the Mississippi River from the Trail of Tears National Histo...
A view of the Mississippi River from the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, Mississippi River crossing, at Trail of Tears State Park in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Keywords: trte; trail of tears natio... More
A view of the Mississippi River from the Trail of Tears State Park in ...
A view of the Mississippi River from the Trail of Tears State Park in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic trail; nht; national historic trail; missouri; cape girard... More
The Springplace Mission, Georgia Historical Commission marker, near Ch...
The Springplace Mission, Georgia Historical Commission marker, near Chatsworth, Georgia Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic trail; nht; national historic trail; chatsworth; ga; murray county; spri... More
The Springplace Moravian Mission, Georgia Historical Commission marker...
The Springplace Moravian Mission, Georgia Historical Commission marker, near Chatsworth, Georgia Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic trail; nht; national historic trail; chatsworth; ga; murray cou... More
Brainerd Mission marker at the Brainerd Mission Cemetery in Chattanoog...
Brainerd Mission marker at the Brainerd Mission Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee Brainerd Mission marker at the Brainerd Mission Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee; https://www.nps.gov/places/brainerd-mission... More
Cherokee Retracement at Pea Ridge National Military Park (Garfield, Ar...
Cherokee Retracement at Pea Ridge National Military Park, Garfield, Arkansas Keywords: pea ridge national military park; trte; trail of tears national historic trail
Chieftain's MuseumMajor Ridge Home (Rome, Georgia) on the Trail of Tea...
Chieftain's Museum/Major Ridge Home, Rome, Georgia Keywords: chieftain's museum; major ridge home; trte; trail of tears national historic trail
Crabb Abbott Farm (Grantsburg, Illinois) on the Trail of Tears Nationa...
Crabb Abbott Farm, Grantsburg, Illinois Keywords: crabb abbott farm; trte; trail of tears national historic trail
Mississippi River Levee Road near Willards Ferry Site in Union County,...
Mississippi River Levee Road near Willards Ferry Site in Union County, Illinois Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic trail; nht; national historic trail; illinois; union county; jonesboro; hamburg ... More
The Union County Wildlife Refuge where Clear Creek Levee intersects th...
The Union County Wildlife Refuge where Clear Creek Levee intersects the Original Route of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail in Union County, Illinois Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic t... More
Mc Ginnis Cemetery ruts and swales along the Trail of Tears National H...
McGinnis Cemetery ruts and swales along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail in Union County, Illinois Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic trail; nht; national historic trail; mcginnis cemet... More
Mc Ginnis Cemetery ruts and swales meander along the Trail of Tears Na...
McGinnis Cemetery ruts and swales meander along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail in Union County, Illinois Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic trail; nht; national historic trail; mcginn... More
Ruts and swales at the McGinnis Cemetery along the Trail of Tears Nati...
Ruts and swales at the McGinnis Cemetery along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail in Union County, Illinois Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic trail; nht; national historic trail; mcginni... More
Statues tell a story at the Chickasaw Cultural Center during the 2012 ...
Statues tell a story at the Chickasaw Cultural Center during the 2012 Trail of Tears Conference in Sulphur, Oklahoma near the Chickasaw National Recreation Area Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic... More
Waterloo Landing, Trail of Tears National Historic Trail National Hist...
Waterloo Landing, Trail of Tears National Historic Trail National Historic Trail marker on the north shore of Pickwick Lake Waterloo Landing, Trail of Tears National Historic Trail marker on the north shore of ... More
A view of Little Rock, Arkansas from the banks of North Little Rock, A...
A view of Little Rock, Arkansas from the banks of North Little Rock, Arkansas Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic trail; nht; national historic trail; north little rock; ar; pulaski county; natura... More
A view of Pickwick Lake and the Waterloo Landing marker in Waterloo, A...
A view of Pickwick Lake and the Waterloo Landing marker in Waterloo, Alabama; https://www.nps.gov/places/waterloo-landing.htm Keywords: trte; trail of tears national historic trail; nht; national historic trail... More
NPS trail-of-tears-map - Public domain map
The Trail of Tears map shows one of the most shameful episodes of American history, today preserved as the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.