After the long, painful journey the Native Americans slowly began to recover. In spring of 1839 the survivors started to build homes in their new land. They increased their populations and the Cherokees even established a national capital at Tahlequah.
The route that the Cherokee walked has been established as a National Historic Trail by the U.S. federal government to honor the losses of the people. It is open to the public for education and exploration. It passes through Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The trail is filled with plaques and informational installations to provide a lasting memory.
"The road they traveled, history calls the "Trail of Tears". This trail was more than tears. It was death, sorrow, hunger, exposure, and humiliation to a civilized people as were the Cherokees."
-Elizabeth Watts
The route that the Cherokee walked has been established as a National Historic Trail by the U.S. federal government to honor the losses of the people. It is open to the public for education and exploration. It passes through Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The trail is filled with plaques and informational installations to provide a lasting memory.
"The road they traveled, history calls the "Trail of Tears". This trail was more than tears. It was death, sorrow, hunger, exposure, and humiliation to a civilized people as were the Cherokees."
-Elizabeth Watts