The many sites tell the story of the Cherokee removal from their land and homes and their forced march to Oklahoma, a journey that resulted in the death of over 4,000 Cherokee. Trail of Tears map ...

The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects. The migrants faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion on the forced march. Over 4,000 out of 15,000 ...

The Trail of Tears consists of several routes; The Benge Route, The Bell Route, The Drane Route, the Northern Route, and the ...

Survivors described the journey as “the place where they cried ... across nine states and 5,000 miles, by the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. As the American frontier bulged westward in the ...