Trail of Tears

Trail of Tears

During the forced removal of the indigenous people from the eastern United States to Oklahoma, Waterloo was a stop for the Cherokees who came by boat, from Tuscumbia, after having walked from the homelands in the Appalachians in the winter of 1838/39. Approximately 17,000 people were removed. Though...

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Main Author: Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:
Cultural resources
Online Access:https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/259
format Electronic
collection Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Collection
building Auburn University
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Cultural resources
spellingShingle Cultural resources
Trail of Tears
Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
fulltopic Cultural resources
Trail of Tears; Waterloo, Alabama; Lauderdale County, AL
description During the forced removal of the indigenous people from the eastern United States to Oklahoma, Waterloo was a stop for the Cherokees who came by boat, from Tuscumbia, after having walked from the homelands in the Appalachians in the winter of 1838/39. Approximately 17,000 people were removed. Though a few managed to escape, there were over 4,000 deaths.
spelling Trail of Tears Pam Kingsbury, University of North AlabamaTrail of Tears; Waterloo, Alabama; Lauderdale County, ALDuring the forced removal of the indigenous people from the eastern United States to Oklahoma, Waterloo was a stop for the Cherokees who came by boat, from Tuscumbia, after having walked from the homelands in the Appalachians in the winter of 1838/39. Approximately 17,000 people were removed. Though a few managed to escape, there were over 4,000 deaths.Alabama Cultural Resource SurveyPam Kingsbury, University of North AlabamaJuly 10, 1838 Still ImagePhotograph; text https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/259Trail of Tears Marker, Waterloo, Alabama Photograph of Waterloo, Alabama, c. 1900, courtesy of the Archives at Collier Library, University of North Alabama, Florence, Alabama.
title Trail of Tears
titleStr Trail of Tears
author Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
author_facet Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
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url https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/259
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