Removal Camps
National Trails Intermountain Region The Trail Where They Cried exhibit This is the first of a new series of exhibits relating to the forced removal of the Cherokee from their homelands. It provides context to the experience of removal in 1838 - 1839. Future exhibits will relate to specific camps in Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina. NPS - April 2011 
National Trails Intermountain Region Cedar Town Camp exhibit Cedar Town Camp was a removal camp in Cedartown, Georgia. The northwest corner of the state included a web of camps in 1838. This exhibit focuses on the story of Cherokee removal in that area. Click here for more information about the unveiling events at Cedartown and Cave Spring. NPS - April 2011 |
Did You Know?
Much of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail is on waterways. People were moved onto boats and traveled along the Mississippi River, and then disembarked and walked.