A section of the wall is removed to show the structure of the original ... a journey that resulted in the death of over 4,000 Cherokee. Trail of Tears map courtesy of the National Park Service ...

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 ...

Some stones appear to have naturally carved faces -- perhaps a reference to the 1830s Trail of Tears -- in the Wichahpi Commemorative Stone Wall near Florence, Ala. (Melanie Radzicki McManus/For ...