Points of Interest
North-West Georgia
- John Ross House
- 200 East Lake Ave. Rossville, GA 30741
- (706) 315-7702
- Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
- 3370 Lafayette Rd. Ft. Oglethorpe, GA 30742
- https://www.nps.gov/chch/index.htm
- Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home
- 501 Riverside Parkway NE Rome, GA 30161
- https://chieftainsmuseum.org/
- Vann Cherokee Cabin
- 24 Board St. Cave Spring, GA 30124
- https://www.facebook.com/historicvanncabin/
- Cedartown Encampment Wayside Exhibit
- Biggers Drive and N. Furnace St. Cedartown, GA 30125
- (770) 748-3220 (City of Cedartown)
- Running Waters/John Ridge House
- Private Residence-No Tours Available
- 853 Calhoun Rd. Rome, GA 30161
North-Central Georgia
- Cherokee Garden at Green Meadows Preserve (Cobb Co. Park)
- 3780 Dallas Hwy. Marietta, GA 30064
- harristg7627@gmail.com
- https://www.cobbmastergardeners.com/project/period-cherokee-garden-at-green-meadows-preserve/
- Chief Vann House State Historic Site
- 82 GA Hwy. 225 North Chatsworth, GA 30705
- https://gastateparks.org/ChiefVannHouse
- https://www.facebook.com/friendsofthechiefvannhouse/
- New Echota State Historic Site
- 1211 Chatsworth Hwy. Calhoun, GA 30701
- https://friendsofgastateparks.org/parks/new-echota
- https://www.facebook.com/newechota/
- Funk Heritage Center (Reinhardt University)
- 7300 Reinhardt Circle Waleska, GA 30183
- (770) 720-5970
- http://www.reinhardt.edu/funkheritage/
- Rockdale Plantation
- Private Property - Closed to the Public
- Hwy 411 Ranger, GA
- Rockdale Documentary: https://youtu.be/w4QtYeMOQSU
Removal Forts & Encampments
Although little evidence remains of these forts, several old maps do reveal their locations. For more information please visit the Bandy Heritage Center by clicking the button below.
Bandy Heritage Center
Historic Sites in Georgia
Several pages are dedicated to historic sites on this web site. More will follow.
Removal Sites in Georgia
Signed driving trails
Driving Tour from Cedartown to Rome
- See posting on our blog, "Driving Tour: The Trail of Tears from Cedartown to Rome"
- See the National Park Service article
Georgia Department of Transportation. Signage marking the Old Federal Road through the Cherokee Nation in North Georgia
- Historical Context
- See posting on our blog, "Following the Old Federal Road in North Georgia"
Links to Additional Resources
- Trail of Tears Georgia Map and Guide
- Chieftains Museum — Major Ridge Home
- New Echota Historic Site
- Friends of New Echota
- Northwest Georgia's Chieftains Trail
- Chief Vann House Historic Site
- Trail of Tears Association
- National Park Service Trail of Tears
- Cherokee Heritage Center
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian
- The Cherokee Nation , Tahlequah, Oklahoma
- Eastern Band of Cherokee, Cherokee North Carolina
- Etowah Indian Mounds , Georgia State Historic Site
- The Cherokee Trail of Tears (1838-1839)
- The Link for Friends of New Echota
