"To Learn and not Forget"

"To Learn and not Forget" (HMQEF)

Location: Birchwood, TN 37308 Meigs County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 24.423', W 85° 0.383'

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In the spring of 1838, American military forces evicted the Cherokee Nation from its homeland. Nearly 16,000 women, men, and children - including nearly five hundred Muskogee Creek Indians, and slaves belonging to Cherokee owners — were forced from their houses and fields and marched to Gunter's Landing in Alabama, Ross's Landing and the area around Charleston, Tennessee. From these points they departed for the land designated by the United States as Indian Territory.

"Nearly two-thirds of those driven from their lands followed routes that crossed the Tennessee River here at Blythe Ferry."

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Traces of the route taken by the Cherokee remain across Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and Arkansas.

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HM NumberHMQEF
Series This marker is part of the Trail of Tears series
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Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 5:23am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 681027 N 3920010
Decimal Degrees35.40705000, -85.00638333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 24.423', W 85° 0.383'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 24' 25.38" N, 85° 0' 22.98" W
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Area Code(s)423
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 852 Blythe Ferry Lane, Birchwood TN 37308, US
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