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Contact Us Press Room. The term "Trail of Tears" refers to the difficult journeys that the Five Tribes took during their forced removal from the southeast during the s and s.

Although the removal of American Indians began long before the nineteenth century, the Trail of Tears is mostly associated with the forced removals that took place after the Indian Removal Act. The Trail of Tears differed for each of the nations, but all Indians suffered. The marches usually began when federal troops rounded up those who resisted removal.

The journeys, usually more than one thousand miles, lasted several weeks. A shortage of wagons, horses, food, and other supplies made the marches difficult. Some traveled by boat, but the conditions there were usually no better. The U. An exceptionally harsh winter plagued the Choctaw, the first nation to face the forced migration. Both groups accused the other of stealing horses.

At one point, Governor James Conway called out the militia because a detachment of Muscogee was not moving fast enough to suit him. New research is helping to pinpoint the locations, the events, and the impact of the Trail of Tears in Arkansas. Identifying routes is sometimes a matter of identifying what roads would have been wagon-worthy. Maps, newspaper reports, diaries, and government documents such as ferry receipts have helped.

But still there are many unanswered questions. The Department of Arkansas Heritage and its Arkansas Historic Preservation Program have used old maps and modern technology to locate surviving road segments and add them to the National Register of Historic Places. Perhaps the earliest marker recognizing a route of the Trail of Tears was placed at Marion Crittenden County in Other vintage markers are at Colt St. For additional information: Duffield, Lathel F. Foreman, Grant. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, New York: Penguin, Journey of Survival: Indian Removal through Arkansas.

Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, Sequoyah Research Center. University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.

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Creating an account gives you access to all these features. The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail commemorates the removal of the Cherokee and the paths that 17 Cherokee detachments followed westward.

Today the trail encompasses about 2, miles of land and water routes, and traverses portions of nine states. The National Park Service, in partnership with other federal agencies, state and local agencies, non-profit organizations, and private landowners, administers the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. Participating national historic trail sites display the official trail logo.