Cedartown Encampment Removal Site

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Quick Facts

Location:

Biggers Dr and N Furnace Street, Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia 34.0130, -85.2611.

Significance:

Cedartown encampment removal site one of the camps in Georgia which held groups of Cherokee before sending them to larger camps in southeastern Tennessee.

Designation:

Certified site; Historic site on the Trail of Tears NHT.

Amenities

1 listed

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

The Cedartown Encampment and Removal Site was one of fourteen forts and camps in Georgia the held groups of Cherokee before sending them to larger camps in southeastern Tennessee. The camp, an ad hoc military installation, operated during the late spring and early summer of 1838. Two outdoor exhibits interpret the removal camp. 

Site Information 

Location (Biggers Dr and N Furnace Street, Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia 34.0130, -85.2611)

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Exhibits Available

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail

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