Introduction
Historical Background
Federal Indian Removal Policy
The Cherokee
The Treaty of New Echota
Surviving the Trail of Tears
Water Route
Land Routes
Aftermath
The Legend of the Cherokee Rose
The
Cherokee in the 20
th
Century
Trail of Tears State Park - Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cherokee Trail of Tears Park - Hopkinsville, Kentucky
The Neverending Trail
by Abe "Del" Jones