Last updated: August 2, 2023
Place
Cedartown Encampment Removal Site
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
The Cedartown Encampment and Removal Site was one of fourteen forts and camps in Georgia the held forced 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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