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Trail of Tears Commemorative Park - Mourning at Camp Exhibit Audio Description
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Mourning at Camp
Mourning at Camp. 473 words.
This panel is on the left of a pair that sits in the grass along a parking lot. As you face the panel, to the right is a small log building with restrooms and a water fountain. Beyond that is a larger log building serving as a museum. Two parallel walkways cross left to right beyond the panel. The further path is on a slight hill along a wood rail fence. Brick columns with a brass historic markers are set into the fence every few yards. At the end of the path to the left is a black metal fence surrounding two life sized statues, two raised gravesites, and two additional gravesites with brass plaque markers.
The background of this panel features a color illustration showing a line of Cherokee men, women, and children walking through snow from right to left. They are wrapped in colorful blankets and walk with heads bowed. In the upper right corner is a drawing of a great Horned Owl in full flight. At upper left is text written in the Cherokee language. At bottom right English text reads, "Chief White Path was a leader to his people. He led them in battle, alongside United States forces, at Horseshoe Bend. He served on the Cherokee Council, traveling to the city of Washington in 1830 to petition Congress to overturn the Indian Removal Act. He spent the following eight years as one of the leaders fighting against removal. When the forced removal began, Chief White Path again led his people, this time toward an unknown land. He and respected elder Fly Smith became gravely ill on the trail and both died shortly after arriving here. Wood monuments and white flags marked their graves with honor. White Path’s people carried on, continuing the fight for Cherokee rights and sovereignty."
At bottom left is an image of two Cherokee men. The one on the right stands looking up with hands held palms up. The other holds a rifle on front of him and stands with head bowed. Text to the left reads, "Rake Markers. At least 4,000 Cherokee people died during the forced removal, but few marked graves exist. The graves of Chief White Path and Fly Smith stand as solemn reminders of the suffering and loss endured."
Below that is more text in the Cherokee language.
Across the top of the panel is a black bar. At the left end text reads "Trail of Tears Commemorative Park." At the right end is the logo and text for the Cherokee Nation and the logo and text for Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. Other text reads, "Trail of Tears Association, City of Hopkinsville, Kentucky; National Park Service."
At the right side is the Audio Description symbol and text that reads, "For audio description of this wayside visit: go.nps.gov/MourningAtCamp."
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Interested in the Trail of Tears in Hopkinsville? Take a look at this interpretive exhibit and listen to the audio description.
Date Created
05/13/2024
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