Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail AL,AR,GA,IL,KY,MO,NC,OK,TN

Lat, Long: 36.0530021046, -89.6761041963

Designation: National Historic Trail

Remember and commemorate the survival of the Cherokee people, forcefully removed from their homelands in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee to live in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. They traveled by foot, horse, wagon, or steamboat in 1838-1839.

Weather:

Due to the length of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, be sure to consult local weather sources for the region you'll be visiting. Check out the forecast with the National Weather Service and search for the area you'd like to visit: www.weather.gov

Directions:

You can visit many of the sites along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail over the 2,200+ mile route that crosses 9 states.

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Address/Contact:

National Trails Office Regions 6, 7, & 8

Santa Fe, US, 87505

Phone: N/A

Email: ntir_information@nps.gov

Entrance Fees:

Entry is free

large white house, green lawn, two trees in front

structure in the background with large chimney on the end; signs saying Brown's Ferry Tavern

sunlight coming through trees with green leaves

dozens of people walk a section of the Trail of Tears, winter scene, trees with no leaves

gravestone with words etched, green grass

Two people walk a remnant of the Trail of Tears. Spring setting with green leafed trees.