Last updated: May 12, 2026
Place
Rhodes Ferry Park
NPS Photo
Quick Facts
Location:
100 Market St NE, Decatur, Alabama 35601.
Significance:
The town witnessed 2,300 Cherokee pass through in 1837 and 1838.
Designation:
Historic site on the Trail of Tears NHT.
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Amenities
1 listed
Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
Decatur was one stop on the 1,000-mile journey west. The town witnessed 2,300 Cherokee pass through in 1837 and 1838. They arrived here on steamboats and flatboats in cramped, inhospitable conditions that allowed diseases such as typhus to spread. Once docked at Decatur Landing, the Cherokee boarded cramped train cars. Their journey continued west by rail to Tuscumbia Landing, the only example of a railway being used in Indian removal.
Site Information
Location (100 Market St NE, Decatur, Alabama 35601.) CURRENTLY CLOSED
More Site Information
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail