White River Trace Traditional Cache
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Trail of Tears marker
The White River trail was used by Indians in Dent County. It was later to become one of the branches of the Trail of Tears, which brought many Cherokees on their forced trek to Oklahoma. Some stopped in Dent County and many old families are proud of a Cherokee heritage. The "trace" wound from Sligo southwest to the Ephraim Bressie Farm on Spring Creek north of Salem.
The forced migration of the Cherokee Indians in 1837-1838 was a tragic episode in American history. As early as 1802, Thomas Jefferson proposed relocating southern tribes to land west of the Mississippi River, but it was not until the Indian Removal of 1830 that the plan became reality. The Cherokee Indians, who had established a newspaper, become prosperous merchants and farmers, and drafted their own constitution and laws, refused to sign a treaty agreeing to leave their native lands in northern Georgia. They won a decision from the Supreme Court that U.S. Government must provide protection for them and their property, but President Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the Courts ruling. During 1837 and 1838, soldiers forcibly moved the Cherokees...by land and water.
Conditions on the 800 mile march were poor. It is estimated that 4,000 Cherokee perished on the march.
You can see the actual marker just south of the monument.
Congratulations to awanderer for FTF!!!
and...Congratulations to Ozarkhillman and biscuit 1912 for FTF on the new spot!!!
Permission granted by the Dent County Historical Society. Thanks Deloris!
Everytime we've been to this location there is a lot of trash. Please CITO! We are.
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