Category: Trail of Tears

The preacher threw the dirt out of Unatsi’s grave and robbed it

No man knew Blue Ridge people, lore, habits, & tastes better than Shepherd Dugger; in his day he was the foremost historian of the region.

The people on Valley river and Hiwassee heard voices of invisible spirits in the air calling and warning them of wars and misfortunes.

The Center for Historic Preservation conducts 9-state survey to identify/document historic buildings on the Trail of Tears Natl. Historic Trail.

One of the oldest standing houses in Alabama is still thriving, thanks in part to preservation efforts by its current owner.

The official story is that the western band of the Cherokee made the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma & the eastern band formed Cherokee, NC.

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