Trail of Tears National Historic Trail (U.S. National Park Service)

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Welcome to the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail

Remember and commemorate the survival of the Cherokee people, forcefully removed from their homelands in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee to live in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. They took steamboats or walked west in 1838-1839 on the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.

Tell-Tale Signs

Imagine more than 15,000 Cherokee people being forced to march across Georgia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas to Oklahoma. Find out how you can detect the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail by following road signs designed to help travelers.

Partners

The National Park Service works with federal agencies, state and local governments, organizations, tribes, and private individuals as partners to administer the national historic trail. Find out how to use the trail logo and how to create a sign plan for a section of the trail.

Image of pieces of paper, a historic document with handwriting "Warranty Deed" from Hamilton County, Tennessee.

Research and the Story of Cherokee Removal

Research on Trail of Tears National Historic Trail events and routes is on-going. Through research about the people and places connected with this time period in American history. The story of Cherokee removal is remembered at places along the national historic trail.

Brochure and Maps

Ready to follow the trail? Need a map? Click here for the brochure, maps, and links for trip planning.

Write to

National Trails Intermountain Region
P.O. Box 728
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-0728

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Phone

Visitor Information
(505) 988-6098

Fax

(505) 986-5214

Climate

Due to the length of the trail, be sure to check weather conditions in the region that you will be visiting.
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