About North Georgia's Cherokee Trail of Tears

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The Trail of Tears
About North Georgia's award winning presentation
of the removal of The Cherokee from Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina.
Settlers long coveted the home of The Cherokee. With the stirring of nationalism that spread across the Cherokee Nation in the early 1820's, white Georgians were afraid they would never be able to claim the land as theirs.
Our in depth coverage of the events leading to The Trail of Tears begins with the story of the Georgia Gold Rush, America's First. Then read about the Cherokee Removal Forts, filth-ridden pens built for the express purpose of housing these Cherokee. Our third article covers the events that led to The Trail of Tears itself.
Georgia's Gold Rush
Cherokee Removal Forts
The Trail of Tears
Overview Map
Route Map
Each of the following people had a role in The Trail of Tears:
John Ross
Leader of the Cherokee Nation during the Trail of Tears. Lost his wife Quatie during the removal.

Major Ridge
Leader of the Treaty Party, Ridge fought in the Creek Wars and the Seminole Wars before signing the Treaty of New Echota.

Elias Boudinot
Young Cherokee leader who espoused removal. Editor of the Cherokee Phoenix. It was in his house that the Treaty of New Echota was signed.

Samuel Worcestor
Known as "The Messenger," Worcester was a missionary and friend to the Cherokee. It was Worcester v. Georgia that the Cherokee Nation was officially recognized

General Winfield Scott
For 50 years this American military icon had more influence over the U. S. Army than any other single person. He was in charge of the federal troops during the removal.

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