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Trail of Tears National Historic Trail Trees 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
Things To Know Before You Come

As you travel along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail . . .

Ask permission before going on private land. Please respect your hosts' hospitality when you visit their sites. Leave everything as you find it. Obey signs, use designated parking areas, and limit your stay to the time necessary to appreciate the site. Don't use metal-detectors, dig at sites, collect artifacts, or remove anything. Some sites contain burials; please respect these sacred places. Many portions of the historic routes are on road rights-of-way.

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

Did You Know?
Not all Cherokee people were removed from their homelands to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) on the Trail of Tears. The Oconaluftee Cherokees had treaty rights, and they, along with fugitives fleeing the army, became the Eastern Band of Cherokees, still residing in North Carolina.
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