The Trail of Tears
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snfromky
N 36° 51.237 W 087° 28.505
16S E 457648 N 4078776
A stop on the tragic Trail of Tears.
Waymark Code: WM1W14
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2007
Views: 50
A camping ground, Oct. 1838, for a part of the Cherokee Indians who were forcibly moved from their homes in the Smoky Mountain region of N. Car. and Tenn. to Indian Terr., now Okla. Badly clothed and fed, hundreds became ill and many died, among them the aged and highly respected chiefs, Fly Smith and Whitepath. Their graves on bank of Little River.
Marker Name: The Trail of Tears
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1042
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky historical Society and the Kentucky Department of Highways
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