Last updated: August 2, 2023
Place
Cedartown Encampment Removal 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.
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Location (Biggers Dr and N Furnace Street, Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia 34.0130, -85.2611)
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