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The Cherokee Trail of Tears

The forced removal of more than 15,000 Cherokee from the eastern U.S. to Oklahoma resulted in the death of thousands. Fort Armistead, near Coker Creek in Monroe County, was used as a collection point along the historic Unicoi Turnpike.

Map copied without restriction from the KnoxNews.com site by BobC on 15 November 2009 as part of the article, "Remnants of Fort Along Trail of Tears Yield Relics, Unique Look at History" by Ron Clayton.


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