"Trail of Tears" 1838-1839

The Cherokee
"Trail of Tears"
1838-1839

"The Trail of Tears"
Painting by Robert Lindneux in the Woolaroc Museum, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Used with permission.
The Trail of Tears Index: The Trail of Tears State Park Homepage The Trail of Tears in the Southeast Missouri Region The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail The Trail of Tears Timeline 1838-1839 Statistics of the 13Parties Leaving Under Their Own Supervision Retracing The Trail of Tears Camping Along the Trail - A Slave Story - A first hand account of what a Cherokee trail camp site looked like and how they were set up each evening and operated for each lodge. "Grandpa was an Indian Chief" - Article about descendants of a Cherokee Chief. Princess Otahki Grave Site - Dedication of a memorial to all Cherokee lost on the "Trail of Tears." Eliza Missouri Bushyhead - Born January 3, 1839, to trail leader Reverend Jessie Bushyhead, in what is now the Trail of Tears State Park, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Became "Tahlequah's Most Distinguished Citizen."

Turtle Island - A map of North America and where the Native Americans lived in 1500 AD. Stories Along The Trail of Tears - Stories of life and happenings along the "Trail of Tears."
 
  The Cherokee Rose - Symbol of pain and suffering along the "Trail Where They Cried." "Princess Otahki" - A young Cherokee maiden who died along the "Trail of Tears" in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. "Priscilla" - The story of a young Cherokee slave girl who loved hollyhocks and how she found a home in Southern Illinois, along the "Trail of Tears." "Andrew Jackson was my Great-Grandfather" - The story of a young college student who had to give something back to the Cherokee people ." "Jenny" - A letter from a Cherokee girl to a dear friend about the impending forced removal from her Cherokee homeland." "Spirit of His Fathers" - A poem by Deborah V. Norton ©Copyright 2004   "The Lament of the Cherokee" - A poem by John Howard Payne, author of Home, Sweet Home. "The Cherokee Trail of Tears" - Please sign our Guestbook
Other Cherokee Links:  Pitter's Cherokee Trails Stories & Gift Shop - Cape Girardeau, MissouriNote to Teachers:  As the editor of the "Cherokee Trail of Tears" web pages, I would love to see some of the reports being turned in by your students.  Please mail to:  Rose Net, 1978 Longview Drive, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701.  Thanks for your continued support of our "Cherokee Trail of Tears web sites.  E-mail Rose NetPainting by Robert Lindneux in the Woolaroc Museum, Bartlesville, Oklahoma.  Used with permission.   

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