It has been more than 170 years since the dark days of the Cherokees’ forced removal from their lands in Tennessee, Georgia and the Carolinas.
Twenty-nine forts were used by the U.S. government to gather and temporarily house the migrating Cherokee, along with their families and slaves.
But remnants of one fort have been discovered in East Tennessee.
Because the Monroe County family that owned the property never plowed the land or used it for development, Cherokee National Forest archeologists are finding a treasure trove of historic relics from the former location of Fort Armistead.
Trail of Tears (Wikipedia)
Using Remote Sensing Technology to Understand the Choctaw Migration
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail (U.S. National Park Service)
Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
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